"tediosity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tediosities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English tediosite, tediouste, tedyosite, from tedious; compare Middle French tedieuseté. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tediosite}} Middle English tediosite, {{cog|frm|tedieuseté}} Middle French tedieuseté Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tediosity (countable and uncountable, plural tediosities)
  1. (now rare) The quality of being tedious. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Synonyms: tediousness
    Sense id: en-tediosity-en-noun-fnhdjz~~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Undetermined quotations with omitted translation

Inflected forms

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