3 December 2015

cachinnate

[kak-uh-neyt]

verb (used without object), cachinnated, cachinnating.

1. to laugh loudly or immoderately.

Origin of cachinnate

Latin

1815-1825; < Latin cachinnātus (past participle of cachinnāre to laugh aloud, laugh immoderately), equivalent to cachinn- laugh aloud + -ātus -ate1

Related forms

cachinnation, noun
cachinnator, noun
cachinnatory [kak-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kuh-kin-uh-] (Show IPA), adjective

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Historical Examples

That definition excludes women, because they giggle, or chuckle, or cachinnate.
Punchinello, Vol. II., No. 35, November 26, 1870
Various

Anagram

enchain cat
canine chat

Today’s quote

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.

– Frank Zappa

On this day

3 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

3 December 1854 – the Eureka Rebellion (Battle of the Eureka Stockade) in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Gold miners, led by Peter Lalor and Henry Ross, revolted against the oppression of the British colonial powers as well as the excessive charges for miners licences. Between 22 and 60 people were killed in the rebellion and around 120 were arrested. The rebellion resulted in the right to vote for men and so is often seen as the birth of democracy in Australia.

3 December 1944 – Civil war breaks out in Greece following its liberation during World War II, when communist rebels fight democratic forces for control.

3 December 1948 – birth of Ozzy Osbourne, legendary British rocker, former lead singer of Black Sabbath, who has also had a successful solo career. He was born as John Michael Osbourne.

3 December 1984 – Bhopal Union Carbide accident in India in which thousands of people die from toxic gases that leaked from the factory when safety systems failed.

3 December 1992 – the world’s first SMS is sent. This monumental event occurred in the United Kingdom when Neil Papworth of the SEMA Group used a PC to send the message over a Vodafone GSM network to Richard Jarvis of Vodafone, who was using an Orbitel 901 phone. The message was ‘Merry Christmas’.

3 December 1993 – death of Frank Zappa, American revolutionary musician. Born 21 December 1940.