exoptation

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noun

An earnest wishing or desire.

OriginLatin exoptatio →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounexoptation (plural not attested)
  1. archaicno pluralAn earnest wishing or desire.

    Come we now to the ſecond, namely the exoptation in theſe words

    1626, Stephen Denison, Another Tombestone
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    "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

    first we thought it was an oath, but soon discovered that it was an exoptation for his success

    1841, Rev. Thomas Hall, The Life, Adventures, and Opinions of a Liverpool Policeman

Origin

  1. Latinexoptatio
  2. Englishexoptation

From Latin exoptatio.

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APA

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Chicago

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