"conductrix" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɒnˈdʌktɹɪks/ Forms: conductrices [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin conductrīx. By surface analysis, conduct + -trix. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|conductrīx}} Learned borrowing from Latin conductrīx, {{surf|en|conduct|-trix}} By surface analysis, conduct + -trix Head templates: {{en-noun|conductrices}} conductrix (plural conductrices)
  1. (uncommon) A female conductor; a woman who conducts. Tags: uncommon Synonyms: conductress

Inflected forms

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