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sputation

/spjuːˈteɪʃən/

sputation noun: the act of spitting; expectoration.

Noun

sputation

  1. The act of spitting; expectoration.
    • ſurprized with a ſanguin ſputation upon a ſudden cohibition of their Hæmorrboids1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions

Origin of sputation

From Latin sputare (“to spit”), intensitive from spuere (“to spit”). Compare French sputation.

Questions about sputation

What does sputation mean?
Sputation means the act of spitting; expectoration.
What part of speech is sputation?
Sputation is a noun.
How do you pronounce sputation?
Sputation is pronounced /spjuːˈteɪʃən/.

Words near sputation in the dictionary

  1. spurwort
  2. SPUs
  3. SPUSA
  4. sput
  5. sputa
  6. sputation
  7. sputative
  8. sputcheon
  9. sputcheons
  10. sputnik
  11. Sputnik moment

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