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exoptation

exoptation noun: an earnest wishing or desire.

Noun

exoptation (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, no plural) An earnest wishing or desire.
    • Come we now to the ſecond, namely the exoptation in theſe words1626, Stephen Denison, Another Tombestone
    • "That which most excites my marvel," said the lady, "is the exoptation which my eldest niece has enunciated!1810, Alicia Tindal Palmer, The Daughters of Isenberg: A Barvarian Romance

Origin of exoptation

From Latin exoptatio.

Questions about exoptation

What does exoptation mean?
Exoptation means an earnest wishing or desire.
What part of speech is exoptation?
Exoptation is a noun.

Words near exoptation in the dictionary

  1. exoproteolytic
  2. exoproteome
  3. exoproteomes
  4. exoproteomic
  5. exoptable
  6. exoptation
  7. exopterygote
  8. exopterygotes
  9. exor
  10. exorability
  11. exorable

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