Etymology

jactancy

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Today it means: boasting; bragging Full definition →

Latin jactantia
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  1. Latin · derived fromjactantia
  2. English todayjactancy

From Latin jactantia, from jactans, present participle of jactare (“to throw, boast”), freq. from jacere (“to throw”). Compare French jactance.

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