festination

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noun

The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).

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Meanings

nounfestination (countable and uncountable, plural festinations)

plural festinations

  1. countableuncountableThe involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).
  2. countableuncountableAn involuntary quickening of speech in some speech disorders.

Origin

From festinate + -tion

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

infestationsinfonietta
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APA

festination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/festination

MLA

“festination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/festination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “festination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/festination.

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