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Definition of: tribulation
(trib′yə·lā′shən) noun
A condition of affliction and distress; suffering; also, that which causes it. See synonyms under GRIEF, MISFORTUNE. [<OF tribulacion <LL tribulatio, -onis <L tribulatus, pp. of tribulare thrash <tribulum a threshing floor <tri-, root of terere rub, grind]
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