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Definition of: renunciation
(ri·nun′sē·ā′shən, -shē-) noun
1. The act of renouncing or disclaiming; repudiation.
2. A declaration, statement, or formula in which something is renounced. [<L renunciatio, -onis a proclamation]
—re·nun′ci·a′tive adjective
—re·nun·ci·a·to·ry (ri·nun′sē·ə·tôr′ē, -tō′·rē-, -shē-) adjective
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