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obsecration (iou) and Minnesota River (sh)


obsecration (iou)



obsecration noun. LME.
[Latin obsecratio(n-), from obsecrat- pa. ppl stem of obsecrare entreat, beseech (orig. by the name of the gods), from ob- OB- + sacrare hold sacred: see -ATION.]
Entreaty, supplication. LME.
b. Rhetoric. A figure of speech in which assistance is implored. E17.
Ecclesiastical. Any of the intercessory petitions of the Litany introduced by the word 'by' (Latin per). L19.
'obsecrate verb trans. (rare) entreat, implore; beg (a thing): L16.

Minnesota River (sh)




River, southern Minnesota, U.S. Rising on the South Dakota-Minnesota boundary, it flows southeast then turns northeast to join the Mississippi River just south of St. Paul, after a course of 332 mi (534 km).

Once known as the St. Peter or St. Pierre, it was important to early explorers and fur traders.