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JACTITATION (OF MARRIAGE)

\d͡ʒˌaktɪtˈe͡ɪʃən ɒv mˈaɹɪd͡ʒ], \d‍ʒˌaktɪtˈe‍ɪʃən ɒv mˈaɹɪd‍ʒ], \dʒ_ˌa_k_t_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n__ ɒ_v m_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_dʒ]\

Definitions of JACTITATION (OF MARRIAGE)

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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jak-ti-t[=a]'shun, n. a false pretence of being married to another. [L. jactit[=a]re, -[=a]tum, to brag, freq. of jact[=a]re, to throw.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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