Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-DUL-TER-A'TION
A-DUL-TER-A'TION, n.
The act of adulterating, or the state of being adulterated, corrupted or debased by foreign mixture. The adulteration of liquors, of drugs, and even of bread and beer, is a common, but a scandalous crime.
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