Etymology

macilence

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Today it means: Leanness; emaciation. Full definition →

Medieval Latin macilentia
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived frommacilentia
  2. English todaymacilence

From Medieval Latin macilentia, from macilentus (“lean, thin”).

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