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Word: Exfoliate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from late Latin exfoliat- ‘stripped of leaves’, from the verb exfoliare, from ex- ‘out, from’ + folium ‘leaf’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛksˈfəʊlɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪksˈfəʊlɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a material) be shed from a surface in scales or layers
Short Definition:be shed in scales or layers
Examples:- the bark exfoliates in papery flakes
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