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LITURATE

\lˈɪt͡ʃəɹˌe͡ɪt], \lˈɪt‍ʃəɹˌe‍ɪt], \l_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of LITURATE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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lit'[=u]-r[=a]t, adj. (bot.) having spots formed by the abrasion of the surface: in entomology, marked with spots (LiturÃ¦) growing paler at one end.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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