deglutition

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deglutition

/ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ UK
/ˌdiɡluˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ US

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Borrowed from French déglutition or from Late Latin dēglūtītiō, from Latin dēglūtīre, dēgluttīre + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions). Dēgluttīre is derived from dēgluttiō (“to swallow down”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, off’) + gluttiō (“to gulp down, swallow”). By surface analysis, de- (“down”) + Latin glut- + -ite + -ion.

noun deglutitions

countable, uncountable The act or process of swallowing. [T]he action of the gullet, that is deglutition, is performed and conſummated, the action being animall and partly Naturall.
Similar: glutition

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noun act or process of swallowing

Español	deglución

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"deglutition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deglutition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{deglutition_2026,
  title = {deglutition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deglutition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}