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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Dĕp're-cā'tion, n.

noun

[Lat. deprecatio, Fr. déprécation, Sp. deprecacion, It. deprecazione.]

  1. Act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented. “Humble deprecation.” Milton.
  2. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
  3. An imprecation or curse. [Obs.] Gilpin.