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expostulation

[ ik-spos-chuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ɪkˌspɒs tʃəˈleɪ ʃən /
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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.
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Origin of expostulation

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