exercitation

[ ig-zur-si-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. exercise or exertion, as of the faculties or powers of the body or mind:

   an exercitation of the imagination.

2. practice or training:

   exercitations in logical thinking.

3. the performance of a religious observance; an act of worship.
4. a disquisition or discourse performed as a display of skill.

exercitation

/ ɪɡˌzɜːsɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. See exercise
   a rare word for exercise

Word History and Origins

Origin of exercitation¹

1325–75; Middle English exercitacioun < Latin exercitātiōn- (stem of exercitātiō ) exercise, practice, equivalent to exercitāt ( us ) (past participle of exercitāre, to exercise, frequentative of exercēre; exercise ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of exercitation¹

C14: from Latin exercitātiō, from exercitāre frequentative of exercēre to exercise

Example Sentences

History or historical romance seems to have been the favourite literary exercitation during this period.

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He is not bound by any verbal fidelity to his author; he rather adapts the book to his own use and mental exercitation.

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Asclepiades the physician, that it is the concurrent exercitation of the senses.

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Those who learn by "use and exercitation," on the other hand, acquire languages more quickly and with better results.

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After much exercitation the Germans determined to adhere to the offensive.

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