exercitation

American  

[ig-zur-si-tey-shuhn] / ɪgˌzɜr sɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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.

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exercitation British  

/ ɪɡˌzɜːsɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. a rare word for exercise

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Etymology

Origin of exercitation

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; see exercise) + -iōn- -ion