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defecation

[def-i-kay-shuhn] / ˌdɛf ɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
elimination of excrement
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One person reported that there was “a sick inmate in the bunk above them whose defecation was falling into their bunk.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

There are always tales of rampant public defecation and they can't stop talking about it.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023

Globally, around 500 million people are compelled to use open defecation, and millions more rely on contaminated water supplies.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 23, 2023

In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 100% of India's villages had declared themselves free of open defecation after a massive toilet-building programme by his government.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2023

Diarrhea became the constant companion of many riders, some of whom became virtuosos of defecation.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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