Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-CREP-IT-A'TION
DE-CREP'IT-A-TINGDE-CREP'IT-NESS, or DE-CREPIT-UDE
DE-CREP-IT-A'TION, n.
The act of roasting with a continual crackling; or the separation of parts with a crackling noise, occasioned by heat.
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