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excusation

/ˌɛkskjuˈzeɪʃən/

excusation noun: the act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.

Noun

excusation (plural excusations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
    • And his goodness is to be admired, that it refuted not his argument in the punishment of his excusation, and only pursued the first transgression without a penalty of this the second.1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.2

excusation meaning in Tamil and Bengali

excusation in Tamil

பொறுப்பு

excusation in Bengali

অজুহাত, ক্ষমা প্রার্থনার কাজ, অথবা ক্ষমা পাওয়ার ঘটনা, একটি অজুহাত, প্রতিরক্ষা

Forms of excusation

pluralexcusations

Origin of excusation

Borrowed from Middle French excusation, from Latin excūsātiō, from excūsō (“to excuse”).

Questions about excusation

What does excusation mean?
Excusation means the act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
What is excusation in Tamil?
Excusation in Tamil is பொறுப்பு. See Excusation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is excusation?
Excusation is a noun.
How do you pronounce excusation?
Excusation is pronounced /ˌɛkskjuˈzeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of excusation?
The plural of excusation is excusations.

Words near excusation in the dictionary

  1. excusable
  2. excusableness
  3. excusably
  4. excusal
  5. excusals
  6. excusation
  7. excusations
  8. excusative
  9. excusator
  10. excusators
  11. excusatory

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