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exercitation
[ ig-zur-si-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- exercise or exertion, as of the faculties or powers of the body or mind:
an exercitation of the imagination.
- practice or training:
exercitations in logical thinking.
- the performance of a religious observance; an act of worship.
- a disquisition or discourse performed as a display of skill.
exercitation
/ ɪɡˌzɜːsɪˈteɪʃən /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exercitation1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exercitation1
C14: from Latin exercitātiō, from exercitāre frequentative of exercēre to exercise
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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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