deprecation
pronunciation
How to pronounce deprecation in British English:
UK [deprɪ'keɪʃən]
How to pronounce deprecation in American English:
US [deprɪ'keɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
- the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
Word Origin
- deprecation (n.)
- c. 1500, "prayer to avert evil," from Middle French deprécation, from Latin deprecationem (nominative deprecatio), from past participle stem of deprecari "plead in excuse, avert by prayer," literally "to pray (something) away," from de- "away" (see de-) + precari "pray" (see pray). Sense of "disapproval" is first attested 1610s.
Example
- 1. Release numbering , compatibility , and deprecation .
- 2. Therefore , paper money deprecation itself would be a factor of upside in land prices .
- 3. For example , you can use the java deprecation support to allow other teams to gradually catch-up with your changes .
- 4. But the fundamental problem with using ebitda as a gauge of profitability is that deprecation is typically a real cost .
- 5. The last deprecation that I like is taking off actionwebservice in favor of activeresource .