jactitation, jactation
(noun) (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jactation (plural jactations)
A tossing or shaking of the body; physical agitation, especially while asleep or confined to bed by illness; jactitation.
The action of throwing.
Boasting; bragging; showing off.
Source: Wiktionary
Jac*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. jactatio, fr. jactare: af. F. jactation. See Jactancy.]
Definition: A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation. Sir. W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
