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Jaculation
[
jak
-y
uh
-leyt
]
jac·u·late
/
ˈdʒæk
yəˌleɪt
/
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[
jak
-y
uh
-leyt
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object),
-lat·ed,
-lat·ing.
to
throw
or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).
Origin:
1615–25;
<
Latin
jaculātus
(past participle of
jaculāre
to throw the javelin), equivalent to
jacul
(
um
) javelin (noun use of neuter of
jaculus
used for hurling, equivalent to
jac-
hurl +
-ulus
adj. suffix) +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms
jac·u·la·tion,
noun
jac·u·la·tor,
noun
jac·u·la·to·ry
/
ˈdʒæk
yə
ləˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
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[
jak
-y
uh
-l
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Show IPA
,
adjective
in·ter·jac·u·late,
verb (used with object),
-lat·ed,
-lat·ing.
in·ter·jac·u·la·to·ry,
adjective
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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