jactation
Americannoun
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boasting; bragging.
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Pathology. a restless tossing of the body.
noun
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rare the act of boasting
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pathol another word for jactitation
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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