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SUPPLIANCE
Etymology 1
Noun
suppliance (uncountable)
supplication; entreaty
Etymology 2
Noun
suppliance (plural suppliances)
That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction.
Source: Wiktionary
Sup*pli"ance, n. Etym: [From Supply.]
Definition: That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction. [R.] The perfume and suppliance of a minute. Shak.
Sup*pli"ance, n. Etym: [See Suppliant.]
Definition: Supplication; entreaty. When Greece her knee in suppliance bent. Halleck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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