Racemation

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

  Racemation \Rac`e*ma"tion\ (r[a^]s`[-e]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.
     racematio a gleaning, fr. racemari to glean, racemus a
     cluster of grapes. See {Raceme}.]
     1. A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. --Sir T. Browne.
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     2. Cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes. [R.] --Bp.
        Burnet.
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