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pejority

pejority noun: pejoration; process of making or becoming worse.

Noun

pejority (uncountable)

  1. pejoration; process of making or becoming worse

Origin of pejority

Borrowed from Medieval Latin peiōritās.

Questions about pejority

What does pejority mean?
Pejority means pejoration; process of making or becoming worse.
What part of speech is pejority?
Pejority is a noun.

Words near pejority in the dictionary

  1. pejoratives
  2. pejorativization
  3. pejorism
  4. pejorist
  5. pejorists
  6. pejority
  7. pejorize
  8. pejorized
  9. pejorizes
  10. pejorizing
  11. pejvakin

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