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lancinated

Variant of lancinate

transitive verb lancinated, lancinating

to stab, pierce, or tear: now rare except in medical use: a lancinating pain

Origin: < L lancinatus, pp. of lancinare, to tear, akin to lacer: see lacerate

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lancination noun

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