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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1512
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Tardatioun, n. [OF tardation, late L. tardātiōn-, f. tardāre to delay.] Delay; tardiness. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. (STS) lxxi 35.
Thy tardatioun caussis ws to think lang, For of thi cuming we haif rycht grit dispair
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