plication
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Synonyms: placation, aplication, implication, privation, explication, location, application, piation, replication, precation, ligation
Antonyms: placation, aplication, implication, privation, explication, location, application, piation, replication, precation, ligation
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Noun
- {{lb|en|now|_|chiefly|_|biology|geology}} An act of folding. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
- {{lb|en|now|_|chiefly|_|biology|geology}} A [[fold]] or [[pleat]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
- {{lb|en|surgery}} A [[surgical procedure]] in which a body part is [[strengthen]]ed or [[shorten]]ed by pulling together folds of excess material, and [[suture|suturing]] them into place. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
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