Etymology

laxation

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Today it means: The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened. Full definition →

Latin laxātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromlaxātiō
  2. English todaylaxation

From Latin laxātiō, from laxō (“to loosen”), from laxus (“loose, slack”).

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