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Definition of protestation noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

protestation

noun

NAmE//ˌprɑt̮əˈsteɪʃn//

, NAmE//ˌproʊt̮əˈsteɪʃn//

[countable, uncountable] (formal)

a strong statement that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you She repeated her protestation of innocence. Despite his protestation to the contrary, he was extremely tired.

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proto- combining form