Meaning & use
perforations
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A series of small holes made in a material, often so it can be torn along a line or allow passage of air or liquid.
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She tore the coupon carefully along the perforations.
The postage stamps were joined by fine perforations.
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The word also has a medical use, referring to an abnormal hole in an organ, such as 'a perforation of the eardrum.'
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