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Noun: rustication  ,rús-ti'key-shun
  1. The condition naturally attaching to life in the country
     
  2. The construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
     
  3. The action of retiring to and living in the country
     
  4. Banishment into the country
     
  5. [Brit] Temporary dismissal of a student from a university

Derived forms: rustications

Type of: banishment, building, condition, construction, proscription, retiral [UK, dialect], retirement, status, suspension, temporary removal

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