Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAL-PI-TA'TION
PAL-PI-TA'TION, n. [L. palpitatio.]
- A beating of the heart; particularly, a preternatural beating or pulsation excited by violent action of the body, by fear, fright or disease. – Harvey. Arbuthnot.
- A violent, irregular motion of the heart. – Cullen. Parr.
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