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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cachinnation \Cach`in*na"tion\ (k[a^]k`[i^]n*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. cachinnatio, fr cachinnare to laugh aloud, cf Gr kacha`zein.] Loud or immoderate laughter; -- often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections. Hideous grimaces . . . attended this unusual cachinnation. --Sir W. Scott.
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