Etymology

abhorrency

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Today it means: Aberrancy. Full definition →

First used Attested only in the late 16ᵗʰ century.English abhorrence
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  1. Englishabhorrent
  2. Englishabhorrence
  3. English todayabhorrency

From abhorrence + -y.

First known use, by meaning

  • Attested only in the late 16ᵗʰ century. Aberrancy.
  • Attested from the early 17ᵗʰ century until the early 18ᵗʰ century. Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
  • Attested only in the early 18ᵗʰ century. Something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.

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