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jactitation
[ jak-ti-tey-shuhn ]
jactitation
/ 藢诲萧忙办迟瑟藞迟别瑟蕛蓹苍 /
noun
- the act of boasting
- a false boast or claim that tends to harm another person, esp a false assertion that one is married to another, formerly actionable at law
- Also calledjactation pathol restless tossing in bed, characteristic of severe fevers and certain mental disorders
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of jactitation1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of jactitation1
C17: from Medieval Latin 箩补肠迟颈迟腻迟颈艒, from Latin 箩补肠颈迟腻谤别 to utter publicly, from 箩补肠迟颈迟腻谤别 to toss about; see jactation
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Dec. 14th, fresh rose spots; tongue brown and dry; three stools; much jactitation.
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Still, not to be thwarted, she brought a suit of jactitation of marriage, and, by a lavish use of bribes and cajolery, got a sentence from the Ecclesiastical Court which at last set her free.
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That restlessness and jactitation accompany the restoration of nerve function, and that vomiting occurs with returning consciousness.
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Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities.
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