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Plication

Plication \Pli*ca"tion\, n. A folding or fold; a plait.
--Richardson.

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plication

n. 1 (context now chiefly biology geology English) An act of folding. (from 15th c.) 2 (context now chiefly biology geology English) A fold or pleat. (from 18th c.) 3 (context medicine English) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suture them into place. (from 20th c.)

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plication

  1. n. an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: fold, crease, flexure, crimp, bend]

  2. folding in parallel folds [syn: pleating]

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Nor were Turkey's NATO allies appreciative enough of Turkey's contribution to the war to give Ankara a more favorable hearing on its ap plication for admission to the European Community.

The third ap plication was provisionally granted and lapsed without formal request for an extension, but several short term engagements were on record for her as an unamplified, stringinstrumented folk singer.