jactation

[ jak-tey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. boasting; bragging.

  2. Pathology. a restless tossing of the body.

Origin of jactation

1
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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British Dictionary definitions for jactation

jactation

/ (dʒækˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. rare the act of boasting

  2. pathol another word for jactitation (def. 3)

Origin of jactation

1
C16: from Latin jactātiō bragging, from jactāre to flourish, from jacere to throw

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