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Periclitation

Pe-ricˊli-ta′tion

,

Noun.

[L.

periclitatio

: cf. F.

périclitation

.]

1.

Trial; experiment.

[Obs.]

2.

The state of being in peril.

[Obs.]

Definition 2024

periclitation

periclitation

English

Noun

periclitation ‎(countable and uncountable, plural periclitations)

(obsolete) trial; experiment
(obsolete) the state of being in peril