adjuration
English
Etymology
From Latin adiuratio.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
adjuration (countable and uncountable, plural adjurations)
- A grave warning.
- 1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, OCLC 83401042:
- The visitor, observing that she held the door on the inside, and that, when the uncle tried to open it, there was a sharp adjuration of 'Don't, stupid!' and an appearance of loose stocking and flannel, concluded that the young lady was in an undress.
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- A solemn oath.
Translations
solemn oath
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See also
- adjure
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adiūrātiō.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
adjuration f (plural adjurations)
- adjuration
Further reading
- “adjuration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.