effacement
effacement · effacements
The act of expunging, of wiping outThe act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
(countable, uncountable)Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
(countable, uncountable)A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French effacement.Borrowed from French effacement.
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Forms
plural: effacements| Singular | effacement |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous:self-effacement
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedefface
Derivedself-effacement
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable