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direption
noun
di·rep·tion
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də̇ˈrepshən
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Origin and Etymology of direption
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin direption-, direptio, from direptus (past participle of diripere to tear apart, plunder, from di- —from dis- apart—+-ripere, from rapere to seize and carry off) + -ion-, -io -ion
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