"cachinnation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kakɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: cachinnations [plural]
Etymology: From cachinnate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cachinnate|ion}} cachinnate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cachinnation (countable and uncountable, plural cachinnations)
  1. Loud, convulsive laughter. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: cachinnator, cachinnatory

Inflected forms

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