Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of shaking; concussion; the state of being shaken.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of shaking, or the state of being shaken.
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- noun archaic A
shaking oragitation .
Etymologies
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Latin quassatio; related to quash.
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whichbe commented on the word quassation
Act of shaking or being shaken. (from Phrontistery)
May 23, 2008
bilby commented on the word quassation
Saskia asked sassily to watch sad sasquatch quassation of cumquat crossisants.
March 9, 2024