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  • 91Saltant — Sal tant, a. [L. saltans, p. pr. of saltare to dance, v. intens. fr. salire to leap: cf. F. sautant. See {Sally}, v.] 1. Leaping; jumping; dancing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) In a leaping position; springing forward; applied especially to the… …

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  • 92Saltarello — Sal ta*rel lo, n. [It., fr. L. saltare to jump.] A popular Italian dance in quick 3 4 or 6 8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each measure. See {Tarantella}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 93Saltimbanco — Sal tim*ban co, n. [It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco a bench.] A mountebank; a quack. [Obs.] [Written also {santinbanco}.] [1913 Webster] Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and charlatans. Sir T …

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  • 94santinbanco — Saltimbanco Sal tim*ban co, n. [It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco a bench.] A mountebank; a quack. [Obs.] [Written also {santinbanco}.] [1913 Webster] Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and… …

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  • 95exult — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultare, literally, to leap up, from ex + saltare to leap more at saltation Date: 1548 1. obsolete to leap for joy 2. to be extremely joyful ; rejoice < the team exulted in their&#8230; …

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  • 96saltarello — noun (plural los) Etymology: Italian, from saltare to jump, from Latin Date: circa 1724 an Italian dance with a lively hop step beginning each measure …

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  • 97saltation — noun Etymology: Latin saltation , saltatio, from saltare to leap, dance, frequentative of salire to leap more at sally Date: 1646 1. a. the action or process of leaping or jumping b. dance 2. a. the origin of a new species or a higher taxon in&#8230; …

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  • 98saltimbocca — noun Etymology: Italian, from saltare to jump + in in + bocca mouth Date: 1937 scallops of veal prepared with sage, slices of ham, and sometimes cheese and served with a wine sauce …

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  • 99insult — I. verb Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French insulter, from Latin insultare, literally, to spring upon, from in + saltare to leap more at saltation Date: 1540 intransitive verb archaic to behave with pride or arrogance ; vaunt&#8230; …

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  • 100result — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin resultare, from Latin, to rebound, from re + saltare to leap more at saltation Date: 15th century 1. a. to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion < death&#8230; …

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