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acies.

sharpness, sharp edge, point; battle line/array; sight, glance; pupil of eye;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.ki.eːs]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.t͡ʃi.es]

  1. sharp edge or point

    declension-5

  2. battle line

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  3. battle, engagement

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  4. steel

    Late-Latin · declension-5

  5. sharpness of sight, keeness of a glance

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  6. the pupil of an eye

    declension-5

  7. a fixed look

    declension-5

  8. acuteness of mind

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  9. a verbal contest

    declension-5
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin aciēs From aceō (“to be sour”) + -iēs. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “point, pointed object”), ἀκή (akḗ, “point”) and Proto-Germanic *agjō (whence English edge).

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