Thursday Word: Jactitation
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1word1dayJactitation - noun.
Jactitation has a couple of definitions.
First, it can refer to bragging or boastfulness, such as "Greg's speech was one of his familiar jactations of imperfection."
Second, it can describe a restless body tossing and turning, such as "Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities."
Jactitation stems from the Latin verb jactare, meaning "to throw".
Jactitation has a couple of definitions.
First, it can refer to bragging or boastfulness, such as "Greg's speech was one of his familiar jactations of imperfection."
Second, it can describe a restless body tossing and turning, such as "Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities."
Jactitation stems from the Latin verb jactare, meaning "to throw".
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Date: 2023-09-29 02:50 pm (UTC)