Dictionary
ex•er•ci•ta•tion
Pronunciation: (ig-zûr"si-tā'shun), [key]—
n.
1. exercise or exertion, as of the faculties or powers of the body or mind:
an exercitation of the imagination.
2. practice or training:
exercitations in logical thinking.
3. the performance of a religious observance; an act of worship.
4. a disquisition or discourse performed as a display of skill.
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