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illecebration

illecebration noun: allurement; attraction or enticement.

Noun

illecebration (plural illecebrations)

  1. (formal, obsolete, rare) allurement; attraction or enticement
    • […] the great Familiarity of pleasant Illecebrations, the great continual Frequentations of Balls and Feasts […]1705, Thomas Brown, A Legacy for the Ladies

Forms of illecebration

pluralillecebrations

Origin of illecebration

See illecebrous.

Questions about illecebration

What does illecebration mean?
Illecebration means allurement; attraction or enticement.
What part of speech is illecebration?
Illecebration is a noun.
What is the plural of illecebration?
The plural of illecebration is illecebrations.

Words near illecebration in the dictionary

  1. illbred
  2. illderly
  3. Ille
  4. Ille-et-Vilaine
  5. illeagle
  6. illecebration
  7. illecebrations
  8. illecebrous
  9. Illecillewaet
  10. illed
  11. illegal

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