"idiotacy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: idiotacies [plural]
Etymology: From idiot + -acy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|idiot|acy}} idiot + -acy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} idiotacy (countable and uncountable, plural idiotacies)
  1. (uncountable, obsolete, now nonstandard, derogatory) Idiocy. Tags: derogatory, nonstandard, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-idiotacy-en-noun-PjeRfOSB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -acy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -acy: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (countable, nonstandard, derogatory) An idiotic statement or action. Tags: countable, derogatory, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-idiotacy-en-noun-KPEltnFe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

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