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jactation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jactation has 1 sense
- jactation(n = noun.attribute) jactitation - (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness; Array is a kind of queasiness, restlessness, uneasiness
CIDE DICTIONARY
jactation, n. [L. jactatio, fr. jactare: af. F. jactation. See Jactancy.].
A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation. Sir. W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
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