"remonstration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: remonstrations [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English, from Medieval Latin remōnstrātiō. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|ML.|remōnstrātiō}} Medieval Latin remōnstrātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} remonstration (countable and uncountable, plural remonstrations)
  1. Earnest protest or objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: remonstrance Related terms: remonstrance, remonstrate
    Sense id: en-remonstration-en-noun-vtkC-QcM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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