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English
Etymology
From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
supplication (countable and uncountable, plural supplications)
- An act of supplicating; a humble request.
- A prayer or entreaty to a god.
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
- The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
Translations
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin supplicātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
supplication f (plural supplications)
- supplication
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