"saccharinity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: saccharinities [plural]
Etymology: saccharine + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|saccharine|ity}} saccharine + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} saccharinity (countable and uncountable, plural saccharinities)
  1. The quality of being saccharine: (extreme or excessive) sweetness (literal and figurative senses). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-saccharinity-en-noun-SOLf0aUR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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