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reproval

[ri-proo-vuhl]

noun

the act of reproving.

a reproof.

Origin:
1840–50; reprove + -al²

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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reproof or reproval (rɪˈpruːf, rɪˈpruːv^əl)

—n
	an act or expression of rebuke or censure

[C14 reproffe, from Old French reprove, from Late Latin reprobāre to disapprove of; see reprobate]

reproval or reproval

—n

[C14 reproffe, from Old French reprove, from Late Latin reprobāre to disapprove of; see reprobate]

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