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cachinnate

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cachinnate /ˈkakɪneɪt /
verb [no object] rare laugh loudly:
I chuckled, guffawed, chortled, and cachinnated my way through the book.
– DERIVATIVES
cachinnation /ˌkakɪˈneɪʃn / noun
– ORIGIN early 19th century: from Latin cachinnat- laughed loudly, from the verb cachinnare, of imitative origin.
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