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deprecatory definition

dep·re·ca·tory (dep′rə kə tôr′ē)

adjective

  1. deprecating
  2. apologetic or belittling

Etymology: LL(Ec) deprecatorius

Also deprecative dep′·re·ca′·tive (-kāt′iv)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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