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fæculence

fæculence is the obsolete form of feculence.

Meaning of feculence

Noun

feculence (countable and uncountable, plural feculences)

  1. The state or quality of being feculent.
  2. Feculent matter; dregs, filth.
    • At least his hangover was on the wane; all he felt now were a certain wateriness in the lower belly, and a feculence of mucus ramed up both nostrils, not unlike two small coral reefs.1996, Will Self, The Sweet Smell of Psychosis, Bloomsbury, published 2011, page 42

Questions about fæculence

What is fæculence the obsolete form of?
Fæculence is the obsolete form of feculence.

Words near fæculence in the dictionary

  1. fæcaloid
  2. fæces
  3. fæcolith
  4. fæcoliths
  5. fæcula
  6. fæculence
  7. fæculent
  8. fæculæ
  9. fæder
  10. fæders
  11. færie

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