The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Verberation \Ver`ber*a"tion\, n. [L. verberatio: cf. F.
   verb['e]ration.]
   1. The act of verberating; a beating or striking.
      --Arbuthnot.
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   2. The impulse of a body, which causes sound. [R.]
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