"abstrusity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əbˈstɹuː.sə.ti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈstɹu.sə.ti/ [US], /əbˈstɹu.sə.ti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abstrusity.wav [US] Forms: abstrusities [plural]
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  1. (archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable

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