festination
The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseasesThe involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease).
involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
(countable, uncountable)An involuntary quickening of speech in some speech disorders.
Origin
From festinate + -tionFrom festinate + -tion
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Forms
plural: festinations| Singular | festination |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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