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squinancy

squinancy 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 squinancy

pluralsquinancies

Words formed from squinancy

Questions about squinancy

What is squinancy the alternative form of?
Squinancy is the alternative form of squinance.

Words near squinancy in the dictionary

  1. squinacies
  2. squinacy
  3. squinance
  4. squinances
  5. squinancies
  6. squinancy
  7. squinancywort
  8. squinantic
  9. squinch
  10. squinch owl
  11. squinch owls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: squinancy (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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