Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEP-RE-CA'TION
DEP'RE-CAT-ING-LYDE'PRE-CA-TOR
DEP-RE-CA'TION, n.
- A praying against; a praying that an evil may be removed or prevented. – Milton.
- Entreaty; petitioning; an excusing; a begging pardon for. – Johnson.
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