illecebration

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noun

allurement; attraction or enticement

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounillecebration (plural illecebrations)

plural illecebrations

  1. formalobsoleterareallurement; attraction or enticement

    […] the great Familiarity of pleasant Illecebrations, the great continual Frequentations of Balls and Feasts […]

    1705, Thomas Brown, A Legacy for the Ladies

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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