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Webster 1913 Edition


Translocation

Transˊlo-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[Pref.
trans-
+
location
.]
removal of things from one place to another; substitution of one thing for another.
There happened certain
translocations
at the deluge.
Woodward.

Webster 1828 Edition


Translocation

TRANSLOCA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. trans and locatio, loco.] Removal of things reciprocally to each others' places; or rather substitution of one thing for another.
There happened certain translocations of animal and vegetable substances at the deluge.