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supplication

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
24
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/

Definition of supplication

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of supplicating; a humble request.
    “If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of supplicating; a humble request.
    “If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)An act of supplicating; a humble request.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A prayer or entreaty to a god.
  4. (countable, historical, uncountable)In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
  5. (countable, uncountable)The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.

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Etymology

From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.

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