effectrix

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noun

An efficient cause.

OriginLatin effectrīx →
Scrabble 24
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Meanings

nouneffectrix (plural effectrices)

plural effectrices

  1. obsoleteAn efficient cause.

Origin

  1. Latineffectrīx
  2. Latineffectrīx
  3. Englisheffectrix

Learned borrowing from Latin effectrīx. First attested in 1583. By surface analysis, effect + -trix.

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APA

effectrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effectrix

MLA

“effectrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effectrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effectrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effectrix.

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