DERELICTION
\dˌɛɹɪlˈɪkʃən], \dˌɛɹɪlˈɪkʃən], \d_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DERELICTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
By Princeton University
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a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
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A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
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A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
By Oddity Software
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The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
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A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
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A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
