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captiuncula.

quirk; sophism, fallacy;

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kap.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[kap.t͡siˈuŋ.ku.la]

a quirk, sophism, fallacy
declension-1 · feminine

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin captiō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin captiuncula From captiō (“deception, quibble”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).

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