"escalatio" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} escalatio (plural not attested)
  1. (humorous) chiefly in the phrase "practicing escalatio": unpopular and seemingly pointless military escalation Tags: humorous, no-plural
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