notory

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UK/ˈnəʊtəɹi/

adjective

Pertaining to magical signs or symbols.

OriginLate Latin notorius →
First used 16th c.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

adjectivenotory (comparative more notory, superlative most notory)

comparative more notory · superlative most notory

  1. archaichistoricalPertaining to magical signs or symbols.First known use 16th c.

    Most clergy […] asserted the futility of the notory art, on the grounds that it was impossible for men to make contact with the spiritual world.

    1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 260

Origin

  1. Late Latinnotorius
  2. Englishnotory

From Late Latin notorius, variant form of notarius (“notary”).

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APA

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Chicago

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