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Webster 1913 Edition

Ruination

Ruˊin-a′tion

,

Noun.

[LL.

ruinatio

.]

The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ruination

RUINA'TION

,

Noun.

Subversion; overthrow; demolition. [Inelegant and obsolete.]