WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•ju•ra•tion
(aj′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- an earnest request;
entreaty. - a solemn or desperate urging or counseling:an adjuration for all citizens of the beleaguered city to take shelter.
- Latin adjūrātiōn- (stem of adjūrātiō), equivalent. to adjūrāt(us), past participle of adjūrāre to adjure + -ion- -ion
- 1605–15
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