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dispensation

dis.pen.sa.tion \.dis-p*n-'sa--sh*n, -.pen-\ \-shn*l, -sh*n-*l\ n 1a: a 
   general state or ordering of things; specif : a system of rev ealed 
   commands and promises regulating human affairs 1b: a particular arrangement 
   or provision esp. of providence or nature  2a: an exemption from a law or 
   from an impediment, vow, or oath  2b: a formal authorization  3a: the act 
   of dispensing  3b: something dispensed or distributed  - dis.pen.sa.tion.al 
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