/ ˌkrepɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun
a series of short sharp sounds, for example like those made by sth burning in a fire
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French crépitation or Latin crepitatio(n-) , from the verb crepitare , from crepare to rattle.
/ ˌkrepɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun
a series of short sharp sounds, for example like those made by sth burning in a fire
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French crépitation or Latin crepitatio(n-) , from the verb crepitare , from crepare to rattle.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005