"adjuration" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-adjuration.wav [US] Forms: adjurations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Latin adiuratio. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂yew-}}, {{der|en|la|adiuratio}} Latin adiuratio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} adjuration (countable and uncountable, plural adjurations)
  1. A grave warning. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-adjuration-en-noun-aa5h1oSJ
  2. A solemn oath. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (solemn oath): adjuração [feminine] (Portuguese), торжественная клятва (toržestvennaja kljatva) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-adjuration-en-noun-MauMZK6F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'solemn oath': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: adjure

Inflected forms

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