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Definition: DEMERSION

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.[Websters]
2. The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Demersion" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Demersion \De*mer"sion\n. [Latin expression demersio.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DEMERSION

Domain Definition
Noah Webster 1: [Noun] A plunging into a fluid; a drowning.
  2: [Noun] The state of being overwhelmed in water or earth. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: DEMERSION

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.[Websters]
2. The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DEMERSION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Demersion \De*mer"sion\n. [Latin expression demersio.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DEMERSION

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster1: [Noun] A plunging into a fluid; a drowning.
 2: [Noun] The state of being overwhelmed in water or earth. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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