Meaning

noun shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor

noun withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous

originEtymology tree Old French esfacier French effacer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French effacementbor. English effacement Borrowed from French effacement.

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