Etymology

truculence

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Today it means: The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity. Full definition →

French truculence ← Latin truculentia
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  1. Latin · derived fromtruculentia
  2. French · borrowed fromtruculence
  3. English todaytruculence

From French truculence, from Latin truculentia.

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