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flabellation

flabellation noun: the act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument.

Noun

flabellation (countable and uncountable, plural flabellations)

  1. The act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument.

Forms of flabellation

pluralflabellations

Origin of flabellation

From Latin flabella (“fan”) + -ation.

Questions about flabellation

What does flabellation mean?
Flabellation means the act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument.
What part of speech is flabellation?
Flabellation is a noun.
What is the plural of flabellation?
The plural of flabellation is flabellations.

Words near flabellation in the dictionary

  1. flabby
  2. flabel
  3. flabella
  4. flabellate
  5. flabellately
  6. flabellation
  7. flabellations
  8. flabellid
  9. flabellids
  10. flabelliferan
  11. flabelliferans

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