Etymology

prolixity

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Today it means: Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words. Full definition →

Old French prolixite ← Latin prolixitas
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  1. Latin · derived fromprolixitas
  2. Old French · derived fromprolixite
  3. English todayprolixity

From Old French prolixite, from Latin prolixitas. By surface analysis, prolix + -ity.

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