Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON-VUL'SION
CON-VUL'SION, n. [L. convulsio.]
- A preternatural, violent and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. Encyc.
- Any violent and irregular motion; tumult; commotion; as, political convulsions.
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