"cachinnate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkækɪneɪt/ Audio: en-us-cachinnate.ogg Forms: cachinnates [present, singular, third-person], cachinnating [participle, present], cachinnated [participle, past], cachinnated [past]
Etymology: Latin cachinnō (“laugh aloud”), of onomatopoeic origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cachinnō||laugh aloud}} Latin cachinnō (“laugh aloud”), {{onomatopoeic|en|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} cachinnate (third-person singular simple present cachinnates, present participle cachinnating, simple past and past participle cachinnated)
  1. (intransitive) To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Laughter Synonyms: guffaw Derived forms: cachinnation, cachinnator, cachinnatory

Inflected forms

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