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FESTINATION
festination
(noun) involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson’s disease)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
festination (countable and uncountable, plural festinations)
The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).
An involuntary quickening of speech in some speech disorders.
Anagrams
• infestation, sinfonietta
Source: Wiktionary
Fes`ti*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. festinatio.]
Definition: Haste; hurry. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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