Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2011/August

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halation n

The blurring of light around a very bright area of an image (originally and especially in photography); localised blur or fogging caused by the spreading of light

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septimation n

The destruction of one seventh of something (for example, a group); similar to decimation, which is the destruction of one tenth

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