Demersion
Pronunciation : De*mer"sion n.
Etymology : [L. demersio.]
Definition : 1. The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.
2. The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water. Ray.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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