exercitation: Meaning and Definition of

ex•er•ci•ta•tion

Pronunciation: (ig-zûr"si-tā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. exercise or exertion, as of the faculties or powers of the body or mind: an exercitation of the imagination.
  2. practice or training: exercitations in logical thinking.
  3. the performance of a religious observance; an act of worship.
  4. a disquisition or discourse performed as a display of skill.
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