Etymology

flabellation

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Today it means: The act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument. Full definition →

Latin flabella
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  1. Latin · derived fromflabella“fan”
  2. English todayflabellation

From Latin flabella (“fan”) + -ation.

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