nictation

English

Etymology

From nictate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈkteɪʃən/

Noun

nictation (countable and uncountable, plural nictations)

1. An act or instance of winking or blinking; a wink, a blink.

See also

• nictitation

Anagrams

• antitonic

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

nictation f (plural nictations)

1. nictation

Further reading

• “nictation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.