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   perforation

   /ˌpəːfəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a hole made by boring or piercing: "the perforations allow water to enter the well"
   • ▪ a small hole or row of small holes punched in a sheet of paper, e.g. of postage stamps, so that a part can be torn off easily: "memos are produced in a continuous strip divided by perforations so that the forms can be detached"
   • ▪ the action or state of perforating or being perforated: "there was evidence of intestinal perforation"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin perforatio(n-), from the verb perforare (see perforate).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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