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[syn: faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Deliquium \De*liq"ui*um\, n. [L. See Deliquiate.]
1. (Chem.) A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist
place; a liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a
deliquium. [R.]
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2. A sinking away; a swooning. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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3. A melting or maudlin mood. --Carlyle.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
deliquium
n 1: a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient
blood to the brain [syn: faint, swoon, syncope,
deliquium]