WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fes•ti•na•tion
(fes′tə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
- Pathologya gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.
- Latin festinātiōn- (stem of festinātiō) a hastening. See festinate, -ion
- 1530–40