"eluctation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eluctations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin eluctatio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|eluctatio}} Latin eluctatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eluctation (countable and uncountable, plural eluctations)
  1. (obsolete) A struggling out of any difficulty. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eluctation-en-noun-iTRzrGhd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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