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Definition of lactation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lactation

noun

/lækˈteɪʃn/

/lækˈteɪʃn/

[uncountable] (specialist)

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the process of producing milk to feed a baby or young animal
- the period of lactation
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