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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease) wordnet
3. 3
   An involuntary quickening of speech in some speech disorders. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

accelerationdouble quickdouble timeforced marchquickening

Related phrases

parkinson's disease

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