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Sep052008

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eruc·ta·tion
Pronunciation:
\i-ˌrək-ˈtā-shən, ˌē-\
Function:
noun
Date:
15th century

: an act or instance of belching

Reader Comments (3)

If you had read Eliot's "Burnt Norton" like I told you to, you'd have learned this word a long time ago.

September 5, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMugs of America

@Mugs: Well it's possible that I'd already heard this term - it sounded familiar, though the definition escaped me. I happened on it by accident because of a typo and subsequent mis-clicking when searching for "electrocution" on Webster's site.

September 5, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterPloafmaster General

I think you should have typed "erectation."

September 5, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMugs of America

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