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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excoriation \Ex*co`ri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excoriation.] 1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion. 2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. --Howell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: excoriation n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {abrasion}, {scratch}, {scrape}] 2: severe censure
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