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hor⋅rip⋅i⋅la⋅tion

  [haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn, ho-]
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–noun
a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose flesh.
Origin:
1615–25; < LL horripilātiōn- (s. of horripilātiō). See horripilate, -ion
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hor·rip·i·la·tion   (hô-rĭp'ə-lā'shən, hŏ-)   
n.  The bristling of the body hair, as from fear or cold; goose bumps.

[Late Latin horripilātiō, horripilātiōn-, from Latin horripilātus, past participle of horripilāre, to bristle with hairs : horrēre, to tremble + pilāre, to grow hair (from pilus, hair).]
hor·rip'i·late' v.
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Main Entry: hor·rip·i·la·tion
Pronunciation: ho-"rip-&-'lA-sh&n, hä-
Function: noun
: a bristling of the hair of thehead or body (as from disease, terror, or chilliness) : GOOSE BUMPS —hor·rip·i·late /ho-'rip-&-"lAt, hä-/ transitive verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing
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horripilation hor·rip·i·la·tion (hô-rĭp'ə-lā'shən, hŏ-)
n.
The bristling of body hair, as from cold; goose bumps.

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