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Festination vs Festinant - What's the difference?

festination | festinant |

As a noun festination

is the involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease.

As an adjective festinant is

exhibiting festination; having shortened stride and quickened gait.

festination

English

(Webster 1913) (wikipedia festination)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)

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    festinant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) Exhibiting festination; having shortened stride and quickened gait.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • In the latter half of May, reading became difficult because of uncontrollable hurry and perseveration: once he had started to read he would read faster and faster without regard for the sense or syntax, and unable to stop this festinant reading he would have to shut the book with a snap after each sentence or paragraph, so that he could digest its sense before rushing ahead.
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