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plagium

plagium noun: abduction, especially of a child.

Noun

plagium (usually uncountable, plural plagiums)

  1. (usually, Scots law) abduction, especially of a child

Forms of plagium

pluralplagiums

Origin of plagium

From Latin plagium (“kidnapping”), compare plagiarism, probably from plaga (“a net, snare, trap”).

Questions about plagium

What does plagium mean?
Plagium means abduction, especially of a child.
What part of speech is plagium?
Plagium is a noun.
What is the plural of plagium?
The plural of plagium is plagiums.

Words near plagium in the dictionary

  1. plagiotropic
  2. plagiotropically
  3. plagiotropism
  4. plagiotropous
  5. plagiotropy
  6. plagium
  7. plagiums
  8. plagose
  9. plagosity
  10. plague
  11. plague cross

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