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OBTESTATIONS
Noun
obtestations
plural of obtestation
Source: Wiktionary
OBTESTATION
Ob`tes*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. obtestatio.]
Definition: The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation. [R.] Antonio asserted this with great obtestation. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 November 2024
OSTENSIBLE
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
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