entreaty (n)
prayer (n)
appeal (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def earnest or urgent request
examples an entreaty to stop the fighting
an appeal for help
an appeal to the public to keep calm
Outgoing links
Hypernym request, asking
Derivationally related form appeal → appeal
Hyponym adjuration; demagoguery, demagogy; supplication, plea; solicitation; suit; courtship, wooing, courting, suit
Incoming links
Hyponym request, asking
Hypernym adjuration; demagoguery, demagogy; supplication, plea; solicitation; suit; courtship, wooing, courting, suit
Derivationally related form appeal → appeal

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