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festination

[ fes-tuh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌfɛs təˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun Pathology.
a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.
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Origin of festination

1530–40; <Latin festinātiōn- (stem of festinātiō) a hastening. See festinate, -ion

Words nearby festination

festal, fester, festina lente, festinant, festinate, festination, festival, Festival Hall, festive, festive season, festivity
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How to use festination in a sentence

  • Trepidation, and at the same time festination, have beguiled me, and the similitude of the boxes has deceived me.

    Human Animals|Frank Hamel

  • Perhaps Mr. Loudon, in his eager festination for a crop, may have determined to bury in quicklime.

    Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2)|A Sexton of the Old School

British Dictionary definitions for festination

festination
/ (ˌfɛstɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
an involuntary quickening of gait, as in some persons with Parkinson's disease

Word Origin for festination

C16: from Latin festīnātiō, from festīnāre to hasten
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Medical definitions for festination

festination
[ fĕs′tə-nā′shən ]
n.
The acceleration of gait noted in Parkinsonism and similar disorders.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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