Stultification

Stultification
Stultification Stul`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. The act of stultifying, or the state of being stultified. [1913 Webster]

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  • stultification — noun see stultify …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • stultification — noun The process of making stultified …   Wiktionary

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  • stultification — stul·ti·fi·ca·tion …   English syllables

  • stultification — noun 1. derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent • Syn: ↑befooling • Derivationally related forms: ↑stultify • Hypernyms: ↑derision 2. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

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