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Singultus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fit of gasping or convulsive breathing. obsolete
  2. 2
    (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion wordnet
  3. 3
    A sob; a speech broken by sobs. obsolete
  4. 4
    The hiccups; diaphragmatic myoclonus. uncountable

Etymology

From early 15th century. Learned borrowing from Latin singultus, of unknown origin.

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