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单词 subsultation
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subsultationn.

Brit. /ˌsʌbslˈteɪʃn/, /ˌsʌbsʌlˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsəbsəlˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin subsultation-, subsultatio.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin subsultation-, subsultatio action of leaping up (4th cent.) < classical Latin subsultāt- , past participial stem of subsultāre subsult v. + -iō -ion suffix1. Compare earlier subsultatory adj. and later subsult v.
The action or an instance of leaping or jumping about. Also figurative.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > leaping frequently or up and down
stendlingc1550
subsultation1615
1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 824 The Arteries because their spirits are more sprightfull and impetuous, mouing alwayes with a subsultation, and perpetually playing vp & down, are made as some thinke sixe fould as thicke as the Veines.
1650 H. More Observ. 3 The word σκιρτηδòν, (which implyes a subsultation, or skipping this way and that way)..seemes to allude to..fire-crackers and squibs rather then Cannons or Carbines.
a1688 R. Cudworth Treat. Eternal & Immutable Morality (1731) iii. iv. 114 Fortuitous Dancings or Subsultations of the Spirits.
1707 J. Dunton Athenian Sport xxv. 112/1 We feel a certain sudden Subsultation, or gentle Impulse in the Center of that Eye.
1831 Biblical Repertory Oct. 515 Instead of a calm and instructive discussion..we found a series of the most extraordinary subsultations it has ever been our lot to witness.
1951 C. H. Baker S. Amer. Gentleman's Compan. I. v. 78 When you go there, may your Pastor suggest a course which may or may not save you considerable mental and physical subsultation?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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