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defailure

defailure noun: failure.

Noun

defailure (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) failure
    • Why may not the successor of Peter, no less than the heir of Adam, suffer a defailure of jurisdiction?a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...
    Synonyms:
    defailance

Synonyms of defailure

Questions about defailure

What does defailure mean?
Defailure means failure.
What part of speech is defailure?
Defailure is a noun.

Words near defailure in the dictionary

  1. defailed
  2. defailing
  3. defailment
  4. defailments
  5. defails
  6. defailure
  7. defaitism
  8. Defaka
  9. defalcate
  10. defalcated
  11. defalcates

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