jactation

[ jak-tey-shuhn ]

/ dʒækˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

boasting; bragging.

Pathology. a restless tossing of the body.

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Origin of jactation

First recorded in1570–80; from Latin jactātiōn- (stem of jactātiō ) “bragging,” equivalent to jactāt(us) (past participle of jactāre, frequentative of jacere “to throw”) + -iōn- -ion

Words nearby jactation

Jacquard loom, Jacqueline, Jacquerie, Jacques, Jacques Bonhomme, jactation, jactitation, jaculate, jaculiferous, Jacuzzi, jade

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British Dictionary definitions for jactation

jactation

/ (dʒækˈteɪʃən) /

noun

rare the act of boasting

pathol another word for jactitation (def. 3)

Word Origin for jactation

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

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