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violency

violency noun: violence.

Noun

violency (plural violencies)

  1. Violence.
  2. (countable, obsolete) A moment or act of violence.
    • Cardinal d'Orini […] exclaimed against these Innovations & Violencies, by which his Fortune like that of many other Ecclesiastics had been impaired […].1785 March 1, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana

Forms of violency

pluralviolencies

Origin of violency

From Latin violentia.

Questions about violency

What does violency mean?
Violency means violence.
What part of speech is violency?
Violency is a noun.
What is the plural of violency?
The plural of violency is violencies.

Words near violency in the dictionary

  1. violence-ridden
  2. violenced
  3. violences
  4. violencies
  5. violencing
  6. violency
  7. violent
  8. violent presumption
  9. violent presumptions
  10. violent profits
  11. violent relaxation

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