What does petrifaction mean?
Petrifaction means Petrification..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Petrification..
An Indian cabinet, consisting of a small but choice collection of petrefactions and fossils, was placed in a recess at the bottom of the room; a few paintings and portraits from the pencil of the most eminent artists adorned the walls.
The crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe, and ivy reflected back the light, as if so many little mirrors had been scattered there; and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the chimney, as that dull petrifaction of a hearth had never known in Scrooge's time, or Marley's, or for many and many a winter season gone.
Use petrifaction when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Petrifaction means Petrification..
Common synonyms include petrification.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
An Indian cabinet, consisting of a small but choice collection of petrefactions and fossils, was placed in a recess at the bottom of the room; a few paintings and portraits from the pencil of the most eminent artists adorned the walls.
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