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noun
1.
boasting; bragging.
2.
Pathology. a restless tossing of the body.
Origin:
1570–80; < Latin jactātiōn- (stem of jactātiō) bragging, equivalent to jactāt(us) (past participle of jactāre, frequentative of jacere to throw) + -iōn- -ion
1570–80; < 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
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| jactation (dʒækˈteɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | rare the act of boasting |
| 2. | pathol another word for jactitation |
| [C16: from Latin jactātiō bragging, from jactāre to flourish, from jacere to throw] | |
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