Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CREP-I-TA'TION
CREP-I-TA'TION, n.
- The act of bursting with a frequent repetition of sharp sounds; the noise of some salts on calcination; crackling. – Coxe. Encyc.
- The noise of fractured bones, when moved by a surgeon to ascertain a fracture. – Encyc.
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