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persecution definition

per·secu·tion (pʉr′sə kyo̵̅o̅′s̸hən)

noun

a persecuting or being persecuted

Etymology: ME persecucion < OFr < L persecutio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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