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defloration

def·lo·ra·tion

uncommon

noun

1.

an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

2.

the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)

Origin

From Old French desfloracion (French défloration), from Latin defloratio.

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