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noun

(1) The process of becoming dilapidated

(2) A state of deterioration due to old age or long use

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Etymology

From dilapidate (itself from dilapidare, literally "to destroy with stones", itself from dis (intensive) + lapidare, "to stone" (from lapis "stone") + -ation

Noun

The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or by intention.
Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.