defloration

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Defloration is defined as the act of taking away virginity or purity, or the act of removing flowers.

(noun)

  1. An example of defloration is to have sexual relations with a virgin.
  2. An example of defloration is to take all of the flowers off of a plant.

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See defloration in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of deflowering

Origin: ME defloracioun < OFr desfloracion < LL defloratio

See defloration in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of deflowering.
  2. Rupture of the hymen, typically in sexual intercourse.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English defloracioun

Origin: , from Late Latin dēflōrātiō, dēflōrātiōn-

Origin: , from dēflōrātus

Origin: , past participle of dēflōrāre, to deflower; see deflower

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