(n.) The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). expostulation. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/expostulation/definitions/2006204 |
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| MLA | Webster's. "expostulation" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/expostulation/definitions/2006204> |