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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1573
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Extenuatioun, n. [e.m.E. extenuacion (1543), -ation, L. extenuātio.] Excusing. — 1573 Satirical Poems xl. 338.
Let vice ay in the awin cullouris be kend, But beiring with, or ȝit extenuatioun
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