Meanings
nounogganition (uncountable)
- obsoleterareuncountableA snarling or grumbling.
Nor will I abstain, notwithstanding your ogganition, to follow the steps and practice of Antiquity […]
1625, Richard Montagu, Appello Caesarem1 more example
[…] but when the animal instinct forces a show of pleasure, the bare teeth and the ogganition, like that produced by a dog in his sleep, is the result.
1906, James Howard Mortimer, Confessions of a Book Agent, page 27
Origin
From Latin oggannio (“to yelp”) + -tion.
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