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entreaty

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Noun

earnest or urgent request
- an entreaty to stop the fighting
- an appeal for help
- an appeal to the public to keep calm

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Synonyms:
prayer appeal

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "entreaty":
entirety entreaty entreat
Words contain "entreaty" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
entreaty mulish precative persuasiveness importunity urging importunate precatory unappeasable solicitation more...

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