EXTENUATION
\ɛkstˌɛnjuːˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɛkstˌɛnjuːˈeɪʃən], \ɛ_k_s_t_ˌɛ_n_j_uː_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of EXTENUATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment.
By Oddity Software
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The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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n. Act of extenuating; losing of flesh; maceration;—palliation, as of a crime; —mitigation, as of punishment.
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