| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | se·duc·tion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s -d k sh n |
| NOUN: | 1a. The act of seducing. b. The condition of being seduced. 2. Something that seduces or has the qualities to seduce; an enticement. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin s ducti , sductin-, from sductus, past participle of sd cere, to lead astray : s-, apart; see s(w)e- in Appendix I + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Appendix I.
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