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comminations

comminations is the plural of commination.

Meaning of commination

Noun

commination (plural comminations)

  1. A formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment.
    • ROMEO Good gentle youth, tempt not a desp’rate man. / ... I beseech thee, youth, / Put not another sin upon my head / By urging me to fury... / PARIS I do defy thy commination / And apprehend thee for a felon here.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    Synonyms:
    cataplexis

Questions about comminations

What is comminations the plural of?
Comminations is the plural of commination.

Words near comminations in the dictionary

  1. comminate
  2. comminated
  3. comminates
  4. comminating
  5. commination
  6. comminations
  7. comminative
  8. comminatory
  9. comming
  10. Comminges
  11. commingle

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