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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

飞翔

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēixiáng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Volitation/ˌvɒl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"鸟儿在空中的飞翔展现了大自然的美丽。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act or power of flying or soaring through the air.

    "The swift volitation of the migratory birds marked the arrival of early autumn."
  2. 2

    A fluttering or erratic flight movement.

    "Naturalists observed the erratic volitation of the butterflies over the meadow."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'volitare', which is a frequentative form of 'velle' (to fly or flit about), originating in the early 17th century. It entered English to denote the act or an instance of flying, taking wing, or soaring, though it has since become quite rare in contemporary discourse.

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