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Denization
- - The act of making one a denizen or adopted citizen; naturalization.
Denotation
- noun - the act of indicating or pointing out by name
- the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
Denudation
- noun - the removal of covering
Depilation
- noun - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
- the condition of being void of hair
Depuration
- - The act or process of depurating or freeing from foreign or impure matter, as a liquid or wound.
Deputation
- noun - a group of representatives or delegates
- authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
Derivation
- noun - (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations"
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
- drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
- the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
Derogation
- noun - (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
- a communication that belittles somebody or something
Desolation
- noun - a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape"
- an event that results in total destruction
- sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- the state of being decayed or destroyed