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labefaction definition

lab·efac·tion (lab′ə fak′s̸hən)

noun

Rare a weakening, ruining, etc.; downfall; deterioration

Etymology: < L labefactus, pp. of labefacere, to cause to totter < labare, to totter (see lap) + facere, to make: see do

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