expostulation

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expostulation

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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From Latin expostulātiōnem, accusative singular of expostulātiō (“complaint, expostulation”), from expostulō (“demand, expostulate”), from ex (“out of, from”) + postulō (“demand or claim”). See expostulate.

noun expostulations

countable, uncountable The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate. [H]eedless of my expostulations and the growling thunder, and the great drops that began to plash around her, she remained calling, at intervals, and then listening, and then crying outright.

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@misc{expostulation_2026,
  title = {expostulation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expostulation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}