English Explanatory Dictionary

effacement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
  2. Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
  3. A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.

Word forms

effacement effacements

Etymology

Borrowed from French effacement.

Derived words

self-effacement
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