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subsannation

subsannation noun: derision; mockery.

Noun

subsannation (plural subsannations)

  1. (obsolete, rare) derision; mockery
    • In the first place we need not travel far , either in regard of time or place , to find Precedents of such as have undergone no small censures and ſubſannations for vindicating Truth1677, John Webster, the Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft

Forms of subsannation

pluralsubsannations

Origin of subsannation

Latin subsannatio, from subsannare (“to deride by mimicking gestures”).

Questions about subsannation

What does subsannation mean?
Subsannation means derision; mockery.
What part of speech is subsannation?
Subsannation is a noun.
What is the plural of subsannation?
The plural of subsannation is subsannations.

Words near subsannation in the dictionary

  1. subsampler
  2. subsamplers
  3. subsamples
  4. subsampling
  5. subsamplings
  6. subsannation
  7. subsannations
  8. subsapient
  9. subsapients
  10. subsarcolemal
  11. subsarcolemmal

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