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Webster 1913 Edition

Evagation

Evˊa-ga′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
evagatio
, fr.
evagari
to wander forth: cf. F.
évagation
. See
Vagary
.]
A wandering about; excursion; a roving.
[R.]
Ray.

Webster 1828 Edition

Evagation

EVAGA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. evagatio, evagor; e and vagor, to wander.]
The act of wandering; excursion; a roving or rambling.

Definition 2024

evagation

evagation

English

Noun

evagation ‎(plural evagations)

  1. A wandering about; excursion; a roving.
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Etymology

From French évagation, from Latin evagatio, from evagari ‎(“to wander forth”). See also vagary.

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