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demurral

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English

Etymology

From demur + -al.

Pronunciation

Noun

demurral (countable and uncountable, plural demurrals)

  1. The act of demurring.
    • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 17, in The Line of Beauty [], London: Picador, →ISBN:
      Her steady tone, her emphasizing twitches, were new to Nick; they seemed to signal a change in their relations that wouldn't easily be reversed. He was used to her easy assents, her oddly contented demurrals []
  2. (law) A formal objection.

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