"terribility" meaning in All languages combined

See terribility on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: terribilities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English terryblete, from Middle French terribleté, terribilité and its etymon, Late Latin terribilitās. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|terryblete}} Middle English terryblete, {{der|en|frm|terribleté}} Middle French terribleté, {{der|en|LL.|terribilitās}} Late Latin terribilitās Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} terribility (usually uncountable, plural terribilities)
  1. The quality of being terrible. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: terribleness
    Sense id: en-terribility-en-noun-Eij6DJXh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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