jac|ta|tion

jac|ta|tion
jac|ta|tion «jak TAY shuhn», noun.
1. a boasting; bragging.
2. Medicine. jactitation.
[< Latin jactātiō, -ōnis < jactāre boast of; toss about (frequentative) < jacere to throw]

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  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • jac´u|la´tion — jac|u|late «JAK yuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. to dart; hurl. –v.i. to dart forward. ╂[< Latin jaculārī (with English ate1) < jaculum a dart < jacere to throw] – …   Useful english dictionary

  • jac|ti|ta|tion — «JAK tuh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. Law. a false claim involving harm to another. 2. a boastful declaration; bragging. 3. Medicine. a restless and convulsive tossing of the body in disease. ╂[< Medieval Latin jactitatio, onis < Latin jactitāre… …   Useful english dictionary

  • jac|u|late — «JAK yuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. to dart; hurl. –v.i. to dart forward. ╂[< Latin jaculārī (with English ate1) < jaculum a dart < jacere to throw] – …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|jac|u|la|tion — «ih JAK yuh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. something said suddenly and briefly; an exclamation: »an impatient ejaculation of disgust. 2. ejection; discharge: »the ejaculation of semen …   Useful english dictionary

  • jactation — jac·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • jactation — jac·ta·tion (jak taґshən) jactitation …   Medical dictionary

  • jactation — jac•ta•tion [[t]dʒækˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. pat an abnormally restless tossing of the body • Etymology: 1570–80; < L jactātiō shaking, jolting …   From formal English to slang

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

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