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despiciency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-spicien-cy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of looking down on someone; despisal.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin despicientia. See despise.

Usage

Questions

What does despiciency mean?
The act of looking down on someone; despisal.
Where does despiciency come from?
From Latin despicientia. See despise.

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