EVACUATION
\ɪvˌakjuːˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɪvˌakjuːˈeɪʃən], \ɪ_v_ˌa_k_j_uː_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of EVACUATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.
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Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc.
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Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
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That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
By Oddity Software
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The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.
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Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc.
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Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
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That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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Same etymon. The discharge of any matter whatever by the natural passages or by an artificial opening.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Matter discharged from the rectum.
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The act of removal of the contents of a cavity. It is often used to signify the emptying of the rectum and in this sense is synonymous with alvine e.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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