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deglutition

deg·lu·ti·tion

UK/ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ US/ˌdiɡluˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of swallowing

  • “one swallow of the liquid was enough”
  • “he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips”
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Borrowed from French déglutition or from Late Latin dēglūtītiō, from Latin dēglūtīre, dēgluttīre + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions). Dēgluttīre is derived from dēgluttiō (“to swallow down”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, off’) + gluttiō (“to gulp down, swallow”). By surface analysis, de- (“down”) + Latin glut- + -ite + -ion.

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