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cassation
CIDE DICTIONARY
cassation, n. [F. cassation. See Cass.].
The act of annulling. [1913 Webster]
"A general cassation of their constitutions." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cassation, n. Mus. an informal instrumental composition of the 18th c., similar to a divertimento and orig. often for outdoor performance.
Etymology
It. cassazione
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