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English Dictionary: discoloration by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discoloration
n
  1. a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"
    Synonym(s): stain, discoloration, discolouration
  2. the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
    Synonym(s): discoloration, discolouration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Discoloration \Dis*col`or*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. decoloration.]
      1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored;
            alteration of hue or appearance. --Darwin.
  
      2. A discolored spot; a stain. --Arbuthnot.
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