Etymology

objection

ob·jec·tion
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Today it means: The act of objecting. Full definition →

Middle French objection ← Old French objeccion ← Latin obiectio
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  1. Latin · derived fromobiectio
  2. Old French · derived fromobjeccion
  3. Middle French · derived fromobjection
  4. English todayobjection

From Middle French objection, from Old French objeccion, from Latin obiectio. Equivalent to object + -ion.

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