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persecutory

Syllables: per·se·cu·to·ryUK/ˌpɜːsəˈkjuːtəɹi/US/ˌpɝsəˈkjutəɹi/

persecutory adjective: of or relating to persecution.

Adjective

persecutory (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to persecution.

Words formed from persecutory

Questions about persecutory

What does persecutory mean?
Persecutory means of or relating to persecution.
What part of speech is persecutory?
Persecutory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce persecutory?
Persecutory is pronounced /ˌpɜːsəˈkjuːtəɹi/ (UK).

Words near persecutory in the dictionary

  1. persecutive
  2. persecutor
  3. persecutorial
  4. persecutorily
  5. persecutors
  6. persecutory
  7. persecutour
  8. persecutours
  9. persecutress
  10. persecutresses
  11. persecutrices

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