deprecation
nounEtymology
From Middle French deprecation (French: déprécation), from Latin dēprecātiōnem, from dēprecātiō (“deprecation, invocation”), from dēprecor (“to avert, warn off; to deprecate”).
- derived from dēprecātiōnem
- derived from deprecation
Definitions
The act of deprecating.
A praying against evil
A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
An entreaty for a pardon
An entreaty for a pardon; a petitioning.
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An imprecation or curse.
The neighborhood
- neighborimprecation
- neighborprecation
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at deprecation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at deprecation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at deprecation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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