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inventrices

UK/ɪnˈvɛntɹɪsiːz/

inventrices is the plural of inventrix.

Meaning of inventrix

Noun

inventrix (plural inventrices)

  1. (archaic) A female that invents.
    • Trouveuſe: f. An inventrix; or a woman that findeth out.1673, Randle Cotgrave, “Trouveuſe”, in A French and English Dictionary
    Synonyms:
    inventress

Questions about inventrices

What is inventrices the plural of?
Inventrices is the plural of inventrix.
How do you pronounce inventrices?
Inventrices is pronounced /ɪnˈvɛntɹɪsiːz/ (UK).

Words near inventrices in the dictionary

  1. inventoryless
  2. inventour
  3. inventours
  4. inventress
  5. inventresses
  6. inventrices
  7. inventrix
  8. invents
  9. inventurous
  10. Inver
  11. Inver Grove Heights

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