velitation[noun]Synonyms: encounter, brush, run-in, set-to, skirmish
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velitation noun.
[vɛlɪ'teɪʃ(ǝ)n] arch. rare.
E17.[Latin velitatio(n-), from velitari to skirmish, from veles: see VELITES, -ATION.]1. A slight or preliminary encounter with an enemy; a skirmish.
E17.2. fig. A verbal skirmish; a controversy or debate not carried to extremes.
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