eluctation

eluctation
noun (-s)
Etymology: Late Latin eluctation-, eluctatio, from Latin eluctatus (past participle of eluctari to struggle out, from e- + luctari, luctare to struggle, wrestle) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at lock (ringlet of hair)
obsolete : a bursting or struggling forth

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  • Eluctation — E luc*ta tion, n. [L. eluctatio.] A struggling out of any difficulty. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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