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ex•ten•u•a•tion
(ik sten′yo̅o̅ ā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of extenuating.
- the state of being extenuated.
- something that extenuates;
a partial excuse:The youth of the defendant served as an extenuation.
- Latin extenuātiōn- (stem of extenuātiō). See extenuate, -ion
- late Middle English extenuacioun 1375–1425
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