Etymology

cavillation

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Today it means: The act of cavilling. Full definition →

Middle English cavillacioun
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcavillacioun
  2. English todaycavillation

From Middle English cavillacioun, equivalent to cavil + -ation.

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