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Suppression

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(1):

(n.) The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.

(2):

(n.) Omission; as, the suppression of a word.

(3):

(n.) Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; - used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Suppression'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/suppression.html. 1828.
 
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