complicacy

com·pli·ca·cy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kom-pli-kuh-see]
- /ˈkɒm plɪ kə si/
- /ˈkɒm.plɪk.ə.sɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kom-pli-kuh-see]
- /ˈkɒm plɪ kə si/

Definitions of complicacy word

noun complicacy the condition or quality of being complicated 3
noun complicacy anything complicated; complication 3
noun plural complicacy the state of being complicated; complicatedness. 1
noun plural complicacy a complication: the numerous complicacies of travel in such a remote country. 1
noun complicacy The state of being complex; entanglement. 1
noun complicacy That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication. 0

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Origin of complicacy

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

1820-30; complic(ate) + -acy, modeled on such pairs as confederacy, confederate

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Parts of speech for Complicacy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Complicacy

complicacy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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