succussation
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succussation
- /sʌkəˈseɪʃən/
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin succussatio, from the past participle stem of Latin succussare, frequentative of succutere, from sub- + quatere (“shake”).
noun succussations
- Violent shaking or jolting. in order, by a more frequent and a more convulsive elevation and depression of the diaphragm, and the succussations of the intercostal and abdominal muscles in laughter, to drive the gall and other bitter juices from the gall bladder
- A trot or trotting. They rode, but authors having not / Determin'd whether pace or trot, / That is to say, whether tollutation, / As they do term't, or succussation […]
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Talk about this word "succussation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/succussation. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. succussation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/succussation "succussation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/succussation.Cite this
@misc{succussation_2026,
title = {succussation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/succussation},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
