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Word of the Day - cachinnate

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cachinnate

/ˈkakɪneɪt/
verb
[with object]
rare
Laugh loudly.

Origin
Early 19th century from Latin cachinnat- ‘laughed loudly’, from the verb cachinnare, of imitative origin.

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