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supplication
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supplication
(noun)
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supplication
/ˌsʌplə
ˈ
keɪʃən/
noun
plural
supplications
supplication
/ˌsʌplə
ˈ
keɪʃən/
noun
plural
supplications
Learner's definition of SUPPLICATION
formal
:
an act of asking for something in a respectful way
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their prayers and
supplications
to God
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They knelt
in supplication
before the king.
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