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Galvanism
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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galvanism
"electricity produced by chemical action," 1797, from Fr. galvanisme or It. galvanismo, from It. physicist Luigi Galvani (1737-1798) who discovered it while running currents through the legs of dead frogs.
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