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Pincus

Pincus proper noun: a surname from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Pincus (plural Pincuses)

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

Forms of Pincus

pluralPincuses
alternative formPinkus

Origin of Pincus

Borrowed from Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīn'ḥās). Compare the personal name Phinehas.

Questions about Pincus

What does Pincus mean?
Pincus means a surname from Hebrew.
What part of speech is Pincus?
Pincus is a proper noun.

Words near Pincus in the dictionary

  1. Pincoya storm petrel
  2. Pincoya storm petrels
  3. pincpinc
  4. pincurl
  5. pincurls
  6. Pincus
  7. Pincuses
  8. pincushion
  9. pincushion corner
  10. pincushion corners
  11. pincushion distortion

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