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reprieval

reprieval noun: the act, process or result of being reprieved.

Noun

reprieval (plural reprievals)

  1. The act, process or result of being reprieved.
    • I want to find a new town where I can start a new life… A place where I can live out a graceful reprieval, a place where I can begin anew.1972, Garry Trudeau, "Doonesbury", The Guardian. (April 2014.)

Forms of reprieval

pluralreprievals

Origin of reprieval

From reprieve + -al.

Questions about reprieval

What does reprieval mean?
Reprieval means the act, process or result of being reprieved.
What part of speech is reprieval?
Reprieval is a noun.
What is the plural of reprieval?
The plural of reprieval is reprievals.

Words near reprieval in the dictionary

  1. reprick
  2. repricked
  3. repricking
  4. repricks
  5. reprievable
  6. reprieval
  7. reprievals
  8. reprieve
  9. reprieved
  10. repriever
  11. reprieves

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