"epilation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛpɪˈleɪʃən/ Forms: epilations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From French épilation. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|épilation}} French épilation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} epilation (countable and uncountable, plural epilations)
  1. (strictly) The removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-epilation-en-noun-yqW0aV-s Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: threading
    Sense id: en-epilation-en-noun-UMgmsCii Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: depilation Related terms: epilator Translations (removal of hair): обезкосмяване (obezkosmjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), depilació [feminine] (Catalan), 脱毛法 (tuōmáofǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), depilation [common-gender] (Danish), karvanpoisto (Finnish), épilation [feminine] (French), Epilation [feminine] (German), αποτρίχωση (apotríchosi) [feminine] (Greek), केशलूंचन (keślūñcan) (Hindi), háreyðing [feminine] (Icelandic), 脱毛 (datsumō) (alt: だつもう) (Japanese), эпиля́ция (epiljácija) [feminine] (Russian), удале́ние воло́с (udalénije volós) [neuter] (Russian), epilasyon (Turkish), епіля́ція (epiljácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'removal of hair': 49 51

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