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flag·el·la·tion I. \ˌflajəˈlāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English flagellacion, from Latin flagellation-, flagellatio, from flagellatus (past participle of flagellare to whip) + -ion-, -io -ion : an act or instance of flagellating : beating, flogging, scourging; especially : the practice of a flagellant II. noun (-s) Etymology: flagellum + -ation : the formation of flagella; also : the flagella or the arrangement of flagella on an organism or surface |