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invection

invection noun: an inveighing against; invective.

Noun

invection (plural invections)

  1. (obsolete) An inveighing against; invective.
    • I could show you the sharp invections, and grounded reasons of many moe1596, John Payne Collier, Miscellaneous Tracts

Forms of invection

pluralinvections

Origin of invection

From Latin invectio. See inveigh.

Questions about invection

What does invection mean?
Invection means an inveighing against; invective.
What part of speech is invection?
Invection is a noun.
What is the plural of invection?
The plural of invection is invections.

Words near invection in the dictionary

  1. invecked
  2. inveckée
  3. invect
  4. invected
  5. invecting
  6. invection
  7. invections
  8. invective
  9. invectively
  10. invectiveness
  11. invectives

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