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Deglutition Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Deglutition has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of swallowing

"one swallow of the liquid was enough"

"he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

2

The act or process of swallowing.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
consumption
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
aerophagia gulp sip
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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