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Noun: dilapidation  di`lapi'deyshun
  1. A state of deterioration due to old age or long use
    - decrepitude
     
  2. The process of becoming dilapidated
    - ruin

Derived forms: dilapidations

See also: dilapidate

Type of: decay, deterioration, impairment

Encyclopedia: Dilapidation