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< delectable
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de·lec·ta·tion
(d
l
k-t
sh
n)
KEY
NOUN:
Delight.
Enjoyment; pleasure.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English
delectacioun
, from Old French, from Latin
d
lect
ti
, d
lect
ti
n-
, from
d
lectus
, past participle of
d
lect
re
,
to please
; see
delight
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