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cachinnate definition

cach·in·nate (kak′ə nāt′)

intransitive verb cachinnated -·nat′ed, cachinnating -·nat′·ing

to laugh loudly or too much

Etymology: < L cachinnatus, pp. of cachinnare: ult. of echoic orig.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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