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effectrix

effectrix noun: an efficient cause.

Noun

effectrix (plural effectrices)

  1. (obsolete) An efficient cause.

Forms of effectrix

pluraleffectrices

Origin of effectrix

Learned borrowing from Latin effectrīx. First attested in 1583. By surface analysis, effect + -trix.

Questions about effectrix

What does effectrix mean?
Effectrix means an efficient cause.
What part of speech is effectrix?
Effectrix is a noun.
What is the plural of effectrix?
The plural of effectrix is effectrices.

Words near effectrix in the dictionary

  1. effectour
  2. effectours
  3. effectress
  4. effectresses
  5. effectrices
  6. effectrix
  7. effects
  8. effects unit
  9. effects units
  10. effectual
  11. effectual calling

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