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dilation

/daɪˈleɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of dilating.

  2. State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.

    Similar: dilatation, expansion

  3. Delay.

    Similar: cunctation, hold-up

Synonymscunctation, hold-up, dilatation, expansion

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