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vincture

/ˈvɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/

vincture noun: a binding.

Noun

vincture (plural vinctures)

  1. (obsolete) A binding.
    • […] no gentler vinctures fettered her to her second home, except the sweet tie of her motherhood. All the dreams, all the betrayed hopes of her past flew to the cradle[…]1895, Aroda Reym, A Life Contrast, page 172
    • […] this treaty is a mere vincture to those who have adhered to the Hague; then what object has the article following […]1902, Organization of the Conference: Projects, Reports, Motions, Debates and Resolutions, page 307

Forms of vincture

pluralvinctures

Origin of vincture

From Latin vinctura, from vincire, vinctum (“to bind”).

Words that rhyme with vincture

Questions about vincture

What does vincture mean?
Vincture means a binding.
What part of speech is vincture?
Vincture is a noun.
How do you pronounce vincture?
Vincture is pronounced /ˈvɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/.
What is the plural of vincture?
The plural of vincture is vinctures.

Words near vincture in the dictionary

  1. Vincoli
  2. vinconate
  3. vincotto
  4. vincristine
  5. vincristines
  6. vincture
  7. vinctures
  8. vincula
  9. vincular
  10. vinculariiform
  11. vinculate

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