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divulsion definition

di·vul·sion (də vul′s̸hən)

noun

a tearing or being torn apart; violent rending or separation

Etymology: < L divulsio < divulsus, pp. of divellere, to rend asunder < di- (< dis-), apart + vellere, to pull out, pluck: see revulsion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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