jactitation

jac·ti·ta·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jak-ti-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌdʒæk tɪˈteɪ ʃən/
- /ˌdʒæk.tɪ.ˈteɪ.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jak-ti-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌdʒæk tɪˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of jactitation word

noun jactitation Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another. 1
noun jactitation Pathology. jactation (def 2). 1
noun jactitation The restless tossing of the body in illness. 1
noun jactitation the act of boasting 0
noun jactitation 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 0
noun jactitation restless tossing in bed, characteristic of severe fevers and certain mental disorders 0

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Origin of jactitation

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

1625-35; < Medieval Latin jactitātiōn- (stem of jactitātiō) tossing, equivalent to Latin jactitāt(us) (past participle of jactitāre, frequentative of jactāre to throw about; see jactation) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Jactitation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jactitation

jactitation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

jactitation usage trend in Literature

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