Etymology

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Today it means: Earnest prayer; devout wish. Full definition →

Latin apprecari
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  1. Latin · derived fromapprecari“to pray to”
  2. English todayapprecation

From Latin apprecari (“to pray to”), from ad + precari (“to pray”), from prex, precis (“prayer”).

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