"depilation" meaning in English

See depilation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɛpɪˈleɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-depilation.wav Forms: depilations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From depilate + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|depilate|ation}} depilate + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} depilation (countable and uncountable, plural depilations)
  1. The process of stripping hair from the skin so as to make it smooth; unhairing; hair removal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-depilation-en-noun--6jw8PvL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Hair Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Hair: 51 49
  2. The removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-depilation-en-noun-izL7xZfK Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: epilation

Inflected forms

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