LABEFACTION
\le͡ɪbfˈakʃən], \leɪbfˈakʃən], \l_eɪ_b_f_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By Noah Webster.
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lab-e-fak'shun, n. a weakening decay--also LABEFACT[=A]'TION.--v.t. LAB'EFY, to impair. [L. labefac[)e]re, to shake.]
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By Sir Augustus Henry
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