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festination

American  
[fes-tuh-ney-shuhn] / ˌfɛs təˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

Pathology.

  1. a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.

festination British  
/ ˌfɛstɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

  1. an involuntary quickening of gait, as in some persons with Parkinson's disease

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Etymology

Origin of festination

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

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