EXPOSTULATION

expostulation

(noun) an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof

expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection

(noun) the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

expostulation (countable and uncountable, plural expostulations)

The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*pos`tu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. expostulatio.]

Definition: The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion. We must use expostulation kindly. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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