delibration

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noun

The act of stripping off bark.

OriginLatin liber →
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Meanings

noundelibration (countable and uncountable, plural delibrations)

plural delibrations

  1. obsoleteuncountablebusinessThe act of stripping off bark.

    Coniferous and broadleaved wood destined for delibration or pulping by mechanical, chemical or combined means.

    1966, Timber Statistics for Europe - Volume 19
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of deliberation.

Origin

  1. Latinliber“bark”
  2. Englishdelibration

From de- + Latin liber (“bark”) + -ation.

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APA

delibration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delibration

MLA

“delibration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delibration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delibration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delibration.

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