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eluctation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A struggling out of any difficulty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

  • July 1, 1627, John Donne, Sermon preached at Chilsey if I be with him in his afflictions, I shall be with him in his eluctations, in his victory, in his triumph

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin eluctatio.