Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deprecation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deprecation \Dep`re*ca"tion\ (d[e^]p`r[-e]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
[L. deprecatio; cf. F. d['e]pr['e]cation.]
1. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer
that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong
expression of disapprobation.
Humble deprecation. --Milton.
2. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
3. An imprecation or curse. [Obs.] --Gilpin.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deprecation
n : the act of depreciating [syn: {denigration}]
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