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crepitus (n.)
"a crackling noise," c. 1820, from Latin crepitus "a rattling, creaking;" another word for crepitation, which is from the same root. Compare Latin crepitaculum, name of an ancient instrument resembling the castanets.
updated on May 07, 2018
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