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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Inflation, n. [ME. inflacioun (a 1340), L. inflātio.] Unusual violence. —1531 Bell. Boece II. 444.
This pest rais with sa terribill inflation, that ilk man that tuk it deceissit within two dayis efter
