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Word: Immersion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century: from late Latin immersio(n-), from immergere ‘dip into’ (see immerse)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈməːʃn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈməːʒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of immersing someone or something in a liquid
Short Definition:action of immersing
Examples:- his back was still raw from immersion in the icy Atlantic sea
Definition:
deep mental involvement in something
Short Definition:deep mental involvement
Examples:- a week's immersion in the culinary heritage of Puglia
Definition:
the disappearance of a celestial body in the shadow of or behind another.
Short Definition:disappearance of celestial body behind another
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