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notory

UK/ˈnəʊtəɹi/

notory adjective: pertaining to magical signs or symbols.

Adjective

notory (comparative more notory, superlative most notory)

  1. (archaic, historical) Pertaining to magical signs or symbols.
    • Most clergy […] asserted the futility of the notory art, on the grounds that it was impossible for men to make contact with the spiritual world.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 260

Forms of notory

comparativemore notory
superlativemost notory

Origin of notory

From Late Latin notorius, variant form of notarius (“notary”).

Questions about notory

What does notory mean?
Notory means pertaining to magical signs or symbols.
What part of speech is notory?
Notory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce notory?
Notory is pronounced /ˈnəʊtəɹi/ (UK).

Words near notory in the dictionary

  1. notoriety
  2. notorious
  3. notoriously
  4. notoriousness
  5. notornis
  6. notory
  7. notoryctemorphian
  8. notoryctemorphians
  9. notoryctid
  10. notoryctids
  11. Notos

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