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Added 9 October 2026

excitation

/ˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃən/ noun

Latin root: excitātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about excitation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation.

Origin

From Middle English excitacion, excitacioun, from Old French excitation, from Latin excitātiō. Morphologically excite + -ation.

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