English-Thai Dictionary
labefaction
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LABEFACTION
n.[L. labefactio, from labefacio, labo, to totter, and facio, to make. ] A weakening or loosening; a failing; decay; downfall; ruin.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LABEFACTION
Lab `e *fac "tion, n. Etym: [See Labefy. ]
Defn: The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin. There is in it such a labefaction of all principles as may be injurious to morality. Johnson.
New American Oxford Dictionary
labefaction
lab e fac tion |ˌlabəˈfakSHən ˌlæbəˈfækʃən | ▶noun archaic deterioration or downfall. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin labefactio (n- ), from labefacere ‘weaken, ’ from labi ‘to fall ’ + facere ‘make. ’
Oxford Dictionary
labefaction
labefaction |ˌlabɪˈfakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic deterioration or downfall. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin labefactio (n- ), from labefacere ‘weaken ’, from labi ‘to fall ’ + facere ‘make ’.
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