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quassation

quassation noun: a shaking or agitation.

Noun

quassation (usually uncountable, plural quassations)

  1. (archaic, usually) A shaking or agitation.

Forms of quassation

pluralquassations

Origin of quassation

From Latin quassatio; related to quash.

Questions about quassation

What does quassation mean?
Quassation means a shaking or agitation.
What part of speech is quassation?
Quassation is a noun.
What is the plural of quassation?
The plural of quassation is quassations.

Words near quassation in the dictionary

  1. Quasney
  2. quaso
  3. quasos
  4. quasquicentennial
  5. quass
  6. quassation
  7. quassations
  8. quassative
  9. quassed
  10. quasses
  11. quassia

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