What does difflation mean?
Difflation means (obsolete) A blowing apart or away..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A blowing apart or away..
The famous author of the Commentary on the 12th of the first section of aphorisms, affirms, that the meat is proportioned to the difflation, and, Com. 15th, that there is a greater difflation in the winter-time, therefore it is requisite there should be more meat eaten; it is therefore requisite the weight should be known; all which the trifling staticomastix denies.
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Difflation means (obsolete) A blowing apart or away..
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The famous author of the Commentary on the 12th of the first section of aphorisms, affirms, that the meat is proportioned to the difflation, and, Com. 15th, that there is a greater difflation in the winter-time, therefore it is requisite there should be more meat eaten; it is therefore requisite the weight should be known; all which the trifling staticomastix denies.
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