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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