subsannation

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noun

derision; mockery

OriginLatin subsannatio →
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Meanings

nounsubsannation (plural subsannations)

plural subsannations

  1. obsoleterarederision; mockery

    In the first place we need not travel far , either in regard of time or place , to find Precedents of such as have undergone no small censures and ſubſannations for vindicating Truth

    1677, John Webster, the Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft

Origin

  1. Latinsubsannatio
  2. Englishsubsannation

Latin subsannatio, from subsannare (“to deride by mimicking gestures”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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