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feminine
/petiˈθjon/
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Translation
request, petition
Word origin
From Latin petitio ('a request, an attack'), from petere ('to seek, to ask for'). The same root gives English 'petition', 'compete' and 'appetite'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- petitio
- English cognates
- petition, compete, appetite
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpeticiones
Examples
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We have received your request and will study it soon.
Miles .
Thousands of people signed the petition against the new law.
¿ hacerte ?
Can I make a slightly strange request of you?
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The judge rejected the request for release.
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At the audience's request, the band played another song.
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