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单词 leprosity
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Definition of leprosity in English:

leprosity

noun lɛˈprɒsɪti
rare
  • 1Leprosy.

  • 2Alchemy. Impurity of a metal; †an instance of this, an impurity (obsolete). Compare "leprous". Now historical.

  • 3Botany. Scaliness (of a plant part). Compare leprose, "leprous". rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Capgrave (1393–1464), prior of Bishop's Lynn, theologian, and historian. From post-classical Latin leprositat-, leprositas leprosy from leprosus + classical Latin -tās.

 
 

Definition of leprosity in US English:

leprosity

nounlɛˈprɒsɪti
rare
  • 1Leprosy.

  • 2Alchemy. Impurity of a metal; †an instance of this, an impurity (obsolete). Compare "leprous". Now historical.

  • 3Botany. Scaliness (of a plant part). Compare leprose, "leprous". rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Capgrave (1393–1464), prior of Bishop's Lynn, theologian, and historian. From post-classical Latin leprositat-, leprositas leprosy from leprosus + classical Latin -tās.

 
 
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