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   Prot·es·ta·tion

   /ˌprädəˈstāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. an emphatic declaration that something is or is not the case: "her protestations of innocence were in vain" Similar declarationannouncementstatementprofessionassertioninsistenceclaimaffirmationassuranceattestationoathvowpledgeavowalrare:maintenanceasseveration
   • ▪ an objection or protest: "he was warned by the referee for his loud protestations" Similar objectionproteststatement of oppositionexceptioncomplaintdisapprovaloppositionchallengedissentdemurralremonstrationfussoutcryrailinginveighingfulminationinformal:stink

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin protestatio(n-), from protestari ‘to protest’ (see protest).

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   What does protestation mean?

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   What does protest mean?

   • the act of protesting or affirming. a solemn or earnest declaration or affirmation. formal expression or declaration of objection, dissent, or disapproval; protest. 1300–50; Middle English protestacio ( u ) n < Late Latin prōtestātiōn- (stem of prōtestātiō ) declaration. See protest, -ation

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   What is the difference between protestatio & testari?

   • Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin protestatio (n-), from protestari ‘to protest’, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’). The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   What is the root word of protest?

   • Despite his protestation to the contrary, he was extremely tired. Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin protestatio (n-), from protestari ‘to protest’, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’). The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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