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Definition of Concussions
1. concussion [n] - See also: concussion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Concussions
Literary usage of Concussions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Account of the Arctic Regions with a History and Description of the by William Scoresby (1820)
"I. Description of a well-adapted Greenland Ship, with the additional Strengthenings
requisite for resisting the concussions of the Ice. ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear: Including a Sketch of Aural by Daniel Bennett St. John Roosa (1891)
"concussions.—Aneurism and Tumors—Disease of Semi-circular Canals.—Pathology.—
Treatment. THE EFFECTS OF QUININE UPON THE LABYRINTH. ..."
3. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1835)
"ON SECURING STEAM-VESSELS AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENT concussions. Sir,—The
late report of the loss of the Eclipse ..."
4. A History of England in the Eighteenth Century by William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1882)
"... his policy was to avoid all violent concussions of opinion. lie belonged to
that class of legislators who recognise fully that government is an organic ..."
5. Australia Twice Traversed: The Romance of Exploration, Being a Narrative by Ernest Giles (1889)
"... of water—Earthquake shock—concussions and falling rocks—The glen—Cut an approach
to the water—Another earthquake shock—A bough-house— Gardens—A journey ..."
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