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delirancy

delirancy noun: delirium.

Noun

delirancy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) delirium
    • a Manichean dotage and delirancy seizeth upon them, before ever they are resolved1659, John Gauden, The Tears, Sighs, Complaints, and Prayers of the Church of England, Royston, page 208.
    • Will you compound ruin with delirancy?2010, Stephen R. Donaldson, Against All Things Ending, Penguin Books, page 50

Questions about delirancy

What does delirancy mean?
Delirancy means delirium.
What part of speech is delirancy?
Delirancy is a noun.

Words near delirancy in the dictionary

  1. deliquium
  2. deliquiums
  3. deliracy
  4. delirament
  5. deliraments
  6. delirancy
  7. delirant
  8. delirate
  9. delirates
  10. delirating
  11. deliration

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