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cachinnations

cachinnations is the plural of cachinnation.

Meaning of cachinnation

Noun

cachinnation (countable and uncountable, plural cachinnations)

  1. Loud, convulsive laughter.
    • Mr. Palmer had a keen perception of the ludicrous; he was naturally a humourist, which was indicated by a peculiar twinkle of the eye-lid at those times when he determined to repress a hearty cachinnation, and pursue the subject that tickled him to its utmost.1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LVIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 116

Questions about cachinnations

What is cachinnations the plural of?
Cachinnations is the plural of cachinnation.

Words near cachinnations in the dictionary

  1. cachinnate
  2. cachinnated
  3. cachinnates
  4. cachinnating
  5. cachinnation
  6. cachinnations
  7. cachinnator
  8. cachinnators
  9. cachinnatory
  10. Cachiquel
  11. cachiri

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