mastication

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mastication

\mas.ti.ka.sjɔ̃\

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Du latin masticatio.

noun mastications

Action de mâcher. […] ; après qu’il eut avec grand-peine accompli la mastication d’une bouchée de pois secs, il lui fallut absolument supplier son pieux amphitryon de lui fournir un breuvage quelconque ; […].

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mastication process of chewing

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@misc{mastication_2026,
  title = {mastication},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/mastication},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}