(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:08:20

Hes`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. haesitatio: cf. F. h'esitation.]

1.

The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

2.

A faltering in speech; stammering.

Swift.

 

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