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maledictio.

slander/abuse; evil speaking, reviling; curse/punishment/condemnation (Souter);

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ma.ɫɛˈdɪk.ti.oː]Classical-Latin[ma.leˈdik.t͡si.o]

  1. curse, evil speech

    declension-3

  2. condemnation

    declension-3

  3. slander

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin maledīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin maledictiō From maledīcō (“to speak ill of”) + -tiō.

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