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tatterdemalion definition

tat·ter·de·mal·ion (tat′ər di māl′yən, -ē ən; -mal′-)

noun

a person in torn, ragged clothes; ragamuffin

Etymology: < tatter + ?

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