"furacity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Latin fūrāx (“thievish”), from fūr (“thief”) + -acity. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|fūrāx||thievish}} Latin fūrāx (“thievish”), {{suf|en||-acity}} + -acity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} furacity (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, rare) The habit of, or addiction to, theft; thievery. Tags: obsolete, rare, uncountable
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