festinant

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fes·ti·nant (f

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adj.

Rapid; accelerating.

festinant

[fes′tinənt]

pertaining to a gait pattern that accelerates involuntarily as a result of a nervous system disorder. The increased rate of walking represents an automatic attempt by the body to overtake a displaced center of gravity. See also extrapyramidal disease, festinating gait.

festinant

accelerating.

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quo non tantum [6] qui mediterraneam Hispaniae partem habitant sed et qui maritimam oram incolunt accedere festinant, ubi juris utriusque professionem aggressus ad hanc usque diem insudavi.

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