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jactation

American  
[jak-tey-shuhn] / dʒækˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. boasting; bragging.

  2. Pathology. a restless tossing of the body.

jactation British  
/ dʒækˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. rare the act of boasting

  2. pathol another word for jactitation

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Etymology

Origin of jactation

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin jactātiōn- (stem of jactātiō ) “bragging,” equivalent to jactāt(us) (past participle of jactāre, frequentative of jacere “to throw”) + -iōn- -ion

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Jactation, jak-tā′shun, n. act of throwing: extreme restlessness in disease: agitation of the body: boasting.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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