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nictitation

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nic·ti·tate   (nĭk'tĭ-tāt')   
intr.v.   nic·ti·tat·ed also nic·tat·ed, nic·ti·tat·ing also nic·tat·ing, nic·ti·tates also nic·tates
To wink. See Synonyms at blink.

[Medieval Latin nictitāre, nictitāt-, frequentative of Latin nictāre.]
nic'ti·ta'tion n.
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nictitation nic·ti·ta·tion (nĭk'tĭ-tā'shən)
n.
Winking.

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