elatration

English

Etymology

From Latin ēlātrātio, from ēlātrāre (to bark out, to complain fiercely) + -tiō (-tion: forming abstract nouns), from ex- (out) + lātrāre (to bark, to rant). Equivalent to elatrate + -tion or e- + latration.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iləˈtreɪʃən/, /ɛləˈtreɪʃən/

Noun

elatration (plural elatrations)

  1. (obsolete) Barking, an instance of barking out.
    • [1727, Nathan Bailey, Universal Etymolical English Dictionary, s.v:
      Elatration, a barking out.]

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