VENDITATION

Etymology

Noun

venditation (usually uncountable, plural venditations)

(obsolete) The act of setting forth ostentatiously; a boastful display.

Anagrams

• adventition

Source: Wiktionary


Ven`di*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. venditatio, fr. venditare, venditatum, to offer again and again for sale, v. freq. of vendere. See Vend.]

Definition: The act of setting forth ostentatiously; a boastful display. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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