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delectation(dictionary)

delectation (iou)



delectation noun. Now literary or affected. LME.
[Old & mod. French delectation from Latin delectatio(n-), from delectat- pa. ppl stem of delectare delight: see -ATION.]
The action of delighting; pleasure, entertainment.
J. Carey Bogus suffering, put on a stage for the delectation of a crowd, offended his reason.