quassation

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noun

A shaking or agitation.

OriginLatin quassatio →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounquassation (usually uncountable, plural quassations)

plural quassations

  1. archaicuncountableusuallyA shaking or agitation.

Origin

  1. Latinquassatio
  2. Englishquassation

From Latin quassatio; related to quash.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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