Improperation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Improperation \Im*prop`er*a"tion\, n. [L. improperare,
     improperatum, to taunt.]
     The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt.
     [Obs.]
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           Improperatios and terms of scurrility.   --Sir T.
                                                    Browne
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