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deliquiums

deliquiums is the plural of deliquium.

Meaning of deliquium

Noun

deliquium (plural deliquiums)

  1. (physical) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
  2. An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
    • If he be locked in a close room, he is afraid of being stifled for want of air, and still carries biscuit, aquavitæ, or some strong waters about him, for fear of deliquiums, or being sick […]1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, page 387
  3. (figuratively, literary) A languid, maudlin mood.
  4. (rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.

Questions about deliquiums

What is deliquiums the plural of?
Deliquiums is the plural of deliquium.

Words near deliquiums in the dictionary

  1. deliquiation
  2. deliquiations
  3. deliquifier
  4. deliquifiers
  5. deliquium
  6. deliquiums
  7. deliracy
  8. delirament
  9. deliraments
  10. delirancy
  11. delirant

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