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perpensity

perpensity noun: perpension.

Noun

perpensity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Perpension.
    • The preſent Argument is the moſt abſtracted that ever I engaged in, it ſtrains my Faculties to their higheſt Stretch; and I deſire the Reader to attend with utmoſt perpenſity; For, I now proceed to unravel this knotty Point.1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section IX. A Digression Concerning the Original, the Use and Improvement of Madness in a Commonwealth.”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC, pages...

Questions about perpensity

What does perpensity mean?
Perpensity means perpension.
What part of speech is perpensity?
Perpensity is a noun.

Words near perpensity in the dictionary

  1. perpendiculars
  2. perpending
  3. perpends
  4. perpension
  5. perpensions
  6. perpensity
  7. perpent
  8. perpent stone
  9. perpent stones
  10. perpents
  11. perper

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