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sup⋅pli⋅ca⋅tion

  [suhp-li-key-shuhn]
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–noun
an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L supplicātiōn- (s. of supplicātiō). See supplicate, -ion
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sup·pli·cate   (sŭp'lĭ-kāt')   
v.   sup·pli·cat·ed, sup·pli·cat·ing, sup·pli·cates

v.   tr.

  1. To ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying.

  2. To make a humble entreaty to; beseech.

v.   intr.
To make a humble, earnest petition; beg.

[Middle English supplicaten, from Latin supplicāre, supplicāt-, from supplex, supplic-, suppliant; see supple.]
sup'pli·ca'tion n., sup'pli·ca·to'ry (-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Word Origin & History

supplication 
1384, from O.Fr. supplication, from L. supplicationem (nom. supplicatio), from supplicare "plead humbly" (see supple). In ancient Rome, a religious solemnity, especially in thanksgiving for a victory.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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