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diduction

French, noun/di.dyk.sjɔ̃/

diduction is a French feminine noun meaning “lateral movement performed by the lower jaw in all herbivores during chewing and, in those who ruminate, during rumination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mouvement latéral exécuté par la mâchoire inférieure chez tous les herbivores pendant la mastication et, chez…”.

What does diduction mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininelateral movement performed by the lower jaw in all herbivores during chewing and, in those who ruminate, during rumination

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Mouvement latéral exécuté par la mâchoire inférieure chez tous les herbivores pendant la mastication et, chez ceux qui ruminent, pendant la rumination.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of diduction

  • diductions plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce diduction?

  • /di.dyk.sjɔ̃/
  • \di.dyk.sjɔ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.