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piacle

piacle noun: a heinous offense that requires expiation.

Noun

piacle (plural piacles)

  1. (obsolete) A heinous offense that requires expiation.

Forms of piacle

pluralpiacles

Origin of piacle

From Latin piāculum.

Questions about piacle

What does piacle mean?
Piacle means a heinous offense that requires expiation.
What part of speech is piacle?
Piacle is a noun.
What is the plural of piacle?
The plural of piacle is piacles.

Words near piacle in the dictionary

  1. Piacentines
  2. Piacentini
  3. Piacentinis
  4. Piacenza
  5. Piacenzian
  6. piacle
  7. piacles
  8. piacula
  9. piacular
  10. piacularities
  11. piacularity

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