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obstancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-stan-cy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Opposition, impediment, or obstruction.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin obstantia, from obstans, present participle of obstare. See obstacle.

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Inflected Forms

obstancies (plural)

Questions

What does obstancy mean?
Opposition, impediment, or obstruction.
Where does obstancy come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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