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desertion
- Main Entry:
- de·ser·tion

- Pronunciation:
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\di-ˈzər-shən\
- Function:
- noun
- Date:
- 1591
1: an act of deserting
; especially : the abandonment without consent or legal justification of a person, post, or relationship and the associated duties and obligations <sued for divorce on grounds of desertion>2: a state of being deserted or forsaken
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