flabellation

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noun

The act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument.

OriginLatin flabella →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounflabellation (countable and uncountable, plural flabellations)

plural flabellations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument.

Origin

  1. Latinflabella“fan”
  2. Englishflabellation

From Latin flabella (“fan”) + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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