verberation

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noun

The act of verberating; a beating or striking.

OriginLatin verberatio →
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Meanings

nounverberation (plural verberations)

plural verberations

  1. The act of verberating; a beating or striking.

    the Effects of a soft Press or Verberation, Heat and Drousiness

    1712, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Effects of Air on Human Bodies
  2. The impulse of a body which causes sound.

Origin

  1. Latinverberatio
  2. Englishverberation

Latin verberatio: compare French verbération.

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APA

verberation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verberation

MLA

“verberation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verberation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verberation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verberation.

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