jactitation

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of talking or boasting at length or excessively.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˌdʒæktɪˈteɪʃən/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with jactitation
collocation , education , exhortation , invocation

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Variants

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jactitation , jactitations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'jactare', meaning 'to throw, cast, or talk'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'jactitation' is not commonly used in everyday language and is more often found in literary contexts.

2. The word 'jactitation' is a rare example of a Latin loanword that has remained relatively unchanged in English over centuries.

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Related Concepts

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1. Garrulity: Excessive or unnecessary talkiness, a related concept to jactitation.

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Culture

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Jactitation has been used in literature to describe characters who engage in excessive or unnecessary speech. For example, in Shakespeare's 'King Lear', the character Gloucester is described as a 'jactator' for his tendency to speak at length.

How to Memorize "jactitation"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of talking excessively, such as a person giving a long-winded speech or boasting about their accomplishments.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of excessive speech or boasting.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Latin root 'jactare' and the meaning 'to talk'.

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