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tarnation definition

tar·na·tion (tär nā′s̸hən)

noun, interjection

damnation: also used as an intensifier what in tarnation is that?

Etymology: prob. < 'tarnal (short dial. form of eternal) + (dam)nation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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