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obstupefaction

obstupefaction noun: stupefaction.

Noun

obstupefaction (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) stupefaction
    • what a black kind of obstupefaction1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC

Origin of obstupefaction

Latin obstupefacere (“to stupefy”).

Questions about obstupefaction

What does obstupefaction mean?
Obstupefaction means stupefaction.
What part of speech is obstupefaction?
Obstupefaction is a noun.

Words near obstupefaction in the dictionary

  1. obstruse
  2. obstruser
  3. obstrusest
  4. obstrusive
  5. Obsts
  6. obstupefaction
  7. obstupefied
  8. obstupefy
  9. obstupefying
  10. obsubulate
  11. OBT

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