Definition of "plication" []

• The act or process of folding. (noun)
• The state of being folded. (noun)
• A fold. (noun)

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• "Of course she derived from alien stock, and could assume any living form she chose, with sufficient ap - plication and practice, so could be just as pretty as she was able to imagine."
• "In the latter approach, by contrast, the moment of “matters of concern” or com-plication is the appearance of a new actor such as massive cultivation of bovine livestock that require the clearing of rain forests and that significantly increase contributions to greenhouse gas emissions."
• "Stanbic's lawyers said Wednesday that the new Competition Act sets out the broad competition principles that are of general ap - plication to the economy as a whole."