diduction

English

Etymology

From Latin diductio, from diducere, diductum (“to draw apart”), from di-, dis- + ducere (“to lead, draw”).

Noun

diduction (countable and uncountable, plural diductions)

1. (obsolete) The act of drawing apart; separation.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “diduction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

French

Etymology

From Latin diductiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.dyk.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

diduction f (plural diductions)

1. lateral movement performed by the lower jaw in all herbivores during chewing and, in those who ruminate, during rumination