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jactation

[ jak-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. boasting; bragging.
  2. Pathology. a restless tossing of the body.


jactation

/ dʒækˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. rare.
    the act of boasting
  2. pathol another word for jactitation


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jactation1

First recorded in 1570–80; from 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of jactation1

C16: from Latin jactātiō bragging, from jactāre to flourish, from jacere to throw

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