"suffossion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: suffossions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin suffossio, from suffodere, suffossum (“to dig under”), from sub (“under”) + fodere (“to dig”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|suffossio}} Latin suffossio Head templates: {{en-noun}} suffossion (plural suffossions)
  1. A digging underneath; an undermining.
    Sense id: en-suffossion-en-noun-YCscJ49H
  2. (geology) Internal erosion by liquid percolating through clay, sand, or silt. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-suffossion-en-noun-X4K01wwH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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