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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Objection \Ob*jec"tion\, n. [L. objectio: cf F. objection.]
1. The act of objecting; as to prevent agreement, or action
by objection. --Johnson.
2. That which is or may be presented in opposition; an
adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting;
obstacle; impediment; as I have no objection to going;
unreasonable objections. ``Objections against every
truth.'' --Tyndale.
3. Cause of trouble; sorrow. [Obs. or R.]
He remembers the objection that lies in his bosom,
and he sighs deeply. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: Exception; difficulty; doubt; scruple.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
objection
n 1: an expression of opposition to a course of action [syn: {expostulation},
{remonstrance}]
2: the speech act of objecting
3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized)
manifestation of dissent [syn: {protest}, {dissent}]
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