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velitation (iou)



velitation noun. arch. rare. E17.
[Latin velitatio(n-), from velitari to skirmish, from veles: see VELITES, -ATION.]
A slight or preliminary encounter with an enemy; a skirmish. E17.
fig. A verbal skirmish; a controversy or debate not carried to extremes. E17.