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expostulation

[ ik-spos-chuh-ley-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest:
In spite of my expostulations, he insisted on driving me home.
an expostulatory remark or address.

1580–90; < Latin expostulātiōn- (stem of expostulātiō ) complaint. See expostulate, -ion

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