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protestation definition

prot·es·ta·tion (prät′es tā′s̸hən, -əs-; prōt′-)

noun

  1. a strong declaration or affirmation
  2. the act of protesting
  3. a protest; objection

Etymology: ME protestacion < MFr protestation < LL protestatio

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