First Known Use: 14th century
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reprehension
noun rep·re·hen·sion \-ˈhen(t)-shən\
Definition of REPREHENSION
: the act of reprehending : censure
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Origin of REPREHENSION
Middle English reprehensioun, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reprehension, from Latin reprehension-, reprehensio, from reprehendere
Rhymes with REPREHENSION
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