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Definition: IMPROPERATION

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Improperation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Improperation \Im*prop`er*a"tion\, noun. [Latin expression improperare, improperatum, to taunt.]. (references)

Definition: IMPROPERATION

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "IMPROPERATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Improperation \Im*prop`er*a"tion\, noun. [Latin expression improperare, improperatum, to taunt.]. (references)