DEFECATION Definition & Meaning

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defecation

[ def-i-key-shuhn ]

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noun

an act or instance of voiding excrement from the bowels; bowel movement:
For best results, the stool sample should be tested within half an hour of defecation.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of defecation¹

First recorded in 1620–30, for an earlier sense; from Latin ��ŧ�ڲ��پ�ō��-, stem of ��ŧ�ڲ��پ�ō “a cleansing,” from ��ŧ�ڲ�� “to cleanse, refine”; defecate ( def ), -ion ( def )

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Example Sentences

One person reported that there was “a sick inmate in the bunk above them whose defecation was falling into their bunk.”

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She said she would also push for more policing at homeless encampments, including ticketing residents for quality-of-life issues such as public defecation as well as assault and other crimes.

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The complaint came one week after a social media post by the Chinese Xiangqi Association that described the drinking and defecation.

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There are always tales of rampant public defecation and they can't stop talking about it.

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“At times, they sparkle with scales, like the sun glinting on the water. Every whale defecation is unique,” he writes.

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