Patefaction

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Patefaction \Pat`e*fac"tion\, n. [L. patefactio, fr. patefacere
     to open; patere to lie open + facere to make.]
     The act of opening, disclosing, or manifesting; open
     declaration. --Jer. Taylor.
     [1913 Webster]