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disclamation

American  
[dis-kluh-mey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs kləˈmeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.

Other Word Forms

  • disclamatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of disclamation

1585–95; < Medieval Latin disclamāt ( us ) (past participle of disclamāre to disclaim, probably < Anglo-French disclaimer; -ate 1 ) + -ion

Example Sentences

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It may be guessed by some that I had a certain parish in my eye, and this makes it proper I should add a word of disclamation.

From A Lowden Sabbath Morn by Stevenson, Robert Louis

But St. John's absenting himself from our solemn revels, so long before decreed, is flat mutiny and disclamation of allegiance.

From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir

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