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defecation

Noun

Meaning

The act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs; purification.

The act or process of voiding excrement.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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One of life's most over-valued pleasures is sexual intercourse of one of life's least appreciated pleasures in defecation. Mark Twain

According to the latest statistics, nearly 68% of Nigerien populations still practice open defecation, due to a lack of sanitation facilities and/or the persistence of poor hygiene and sanitation practices. Source: Internet

According to an ECoR official, commuters will have to cough up more for strewing trash on railway station premises, defacing property, spitting, sticking unauthorized bills and open defecation. Source: Internet

An improperly handled human defecation resulted in a tomato plant taking root which was also destroyed. Source: Internet

Harpic has been at the forefront in the fight against open defecation, donation, and refurbishment of public toilets in Nigeria. Source: Internet

For practical purposes, when actual defecation and excreta are spoken of, it is either through creative euphemism or with a vague and fairly rigid literalism. Source: Internet

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