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depletion (n.)
1650s, from Late Latin
depletionem
(nominative
depletio
) "blood-letting," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin
deplere
"to empty," literally "to un-fill," from
de-
"off, away" (see
de-
) +
plere
"to fill" (see
pleio-
).
