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squinacy

squinacy is the alternative form of squinance.

Meaning of squinance

Noun

squinance (countable and uncountable, plural squinances)

  1. (obsolete) The quinsy.
    • […] Squinances, & other sicknesses of the neck.1642, Auger Ferrier, A learned astronomical discourse of the judgement of ..., page 60
  2. (obsolete) A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves, formerly thought to cure the quinsy

Forms of squinacy

pluralsquinacies

Questions about squinacy

What is squinacy the alternative form of?
Squinacy is the alternative form of squinance.

Words near squinacy in the dictionary

  1. squillitic
  2. squilloid
  3. squilloids
  4. squills
  5. squinacies
  6. squinacy
  7. squinance
  8. squinances
  9. squinancies
  10. squinancy
  11. squinancywort

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Adapted from Wiktionary: squinacy (page history and authors); squinance (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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