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re-prehension
rep·re·hen·sion
/
ˌrɛp
rɪˈhɛn
ʃən
/
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[
rep-ri-
hen
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
the act of
reprehending
; reproof; censure.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
<
Latin
reprehēnsiōn-
(stem of
reprehēnsiō
), equivalent to
reprehēns
(
us
) (past participle of
reprehendere
to
reprehend
) +
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
rep·re·hen·sive
/
ˌrɛp
rɪˈhɛn
sɪv
/
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[
rep-ri-
hen
-siv
]
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,
adjective
rep·re·hen·sive·ly,
adverb
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re-prehension
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reprehension
(ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnʃən)
—
n
the act or an instance of reprehending; reproof or rebuke
reprehensive
—
adj
reprehensory
—
adj
reprehensively
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Re-prehension
is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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