"difflation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: difflations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin difflatio, from Latin difflare, difflatum (“to disperse by blowing”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|difflatio}} Latin difflatio, {{uder|en|la|difflare}} Latin difflare Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} difflation (usually uncountable, plural difflations)
  1. (obsolete) A blowing apart or away. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-difflation-en-noun-XRj~Jiz7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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