Etymology

dicacity

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Today it means: pertness; sauciness Full definition →

Middle English dicacite ← Old French dicacité ← Latin dicācitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromdicācitās
  2. Old French · derived fromdicacité
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdicacite
  4. English todaydicacity

From Middle English dicacite, from Old French dicacité, from Latin dicācitās (whence -acity), from dicāx (“talkative”), from dīcō (“to speak, tell”).

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