abgregation

English

Etymology

From abgregate +‎ -tion

Noun

abgregation (plural abgregations)

  1. (obsolete, rare) act of separating or dispersing something from the flock

References

  • 1740, Thomas Dyche, A New General English Dictionary[1], page 23:
  • 1726, Nathan Bailey, An Universal Etymological English Dictionary[2], page 15:
  • 1989, J.A. Simpson, E. S. C. Weiner, The Oxford English Dictionary[3], 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN: