Definitions for cachinnateˈkæk əˌneɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cach•in•nateˈkæk əˌneɪt(v.i.)-nat•ed, -nat•ing.
to laugh loudly or immoderately.
Origin of cachinnate:
1815–25; < L cachinnātus, ptp. of cachinnāre to laugh loudly
cach′in•na`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
cachinnate(verb)
laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way
Wiktionary
cachinnate(Verb)
To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often.
The villain began to cachinnate and twirl his moustache.
Origin: From cacchino, an onomatopoeia.
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