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obsequence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-se-quence
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Compliance, obsequiousness, deference, willingness to serve.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Probably from Latin obsequentia, equivalent to obsequy + -ence.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

obsequences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

obsequency

Questions

What does obsequence mean?
Compliance, obsequiousness, deference, willingness to serve.
Where does obsequence come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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