Etymology

exorbitation

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Today it means: The act of leaving the usual path or course; deviation. Full definition →

Latin exorbitatio
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromexorbitatio
  2. English todayexorbitation

Borrowed from Latin exorbitatio, from exorbitō (“to go off the track, deviate”) + -tio.

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