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单词 maledicency
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maledicencyn.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin maledīcentia ; maledicent adj., -ency suffix.
Etymology: Either < classical Latin maledīcentia, or independently < maledicent adj. (see -ency suffix).
Obsolete. rare.
The practice or habit of speaking evil or slandering.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] > inclination to or habit of
slanderousness1574
maledicency1655
1655 R. Baillie Disswasive Vindic. 57 (margin) One ground of my patience of M. Ts. maledicency.
1687 F. Atterbury Answer Considerations Spirit Luther 40 We are now to have a tast of the maledicency of Ls. Spirit from his book against Henry the 8th.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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