Definition of tatterdemalion

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tat·ter·de·mal·ion

r-d

-m

n, -m

n) KEY

NOUN:

A person wearing ragged or tattered clothing; a ragamuffin.

ADJECTIVE:

Ragged; tattered.

ETYMOLOGY:
Probably tattered + -demalion, of unknown meaning

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