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jactance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jac-tance
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Boasting; bragging; showing off.

Formal; Uncountable

Etymology

From French jactance.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

jactation

Questions

What does jactance mean?
Boasting; bragging; showing off.
Where does jactance come from?
It is traced to French.

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