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ex⋅pos⋅tu⋅la⋅tion
[ik-spos-chuh-ley-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest: In spite of my expostulations, he insisted on driving me home. |
| 2. | an expostulatory remark or address. |
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| ex·pos·tu·late (ĭk-spŏs'chə-lāt') intr.v. ex·pos·tu·lat·ed, ex·pos·tu·lat·ing, ex·pos·tu·lates To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstrate. See Synonyms at object. [Latin expostulāre, expostulāt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + postulāre, to demand; see prek- in Indo-European roots.] ex·pos'tu·la'tion n., ex·pos'tu·la'tor n., ex·pos'tu·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē), ex·pos'tu·la'tive adj. |
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Expostulation
Ex*pos`tu*la"tion\, n. [L. expostulatio.] The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion. We must use expostulation kindly. --Shak.
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