adjuration

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(aj′ə rāshən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•ju•ra•tion  (aj′ə rāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an earnest request;
    entreaty.
  2. 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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