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Added 9 October 2026

supplication

/sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun

Latin root: supplicatio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about supplication at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An act of supplicating; a humble request. du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
A prayer or entreaty to a god.

Origin

From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.

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