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calvities

[ kal-vish-ee-eez ]
/ kælˈvɪʃ iˌiz /

noun

baldness.

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Origin of calvities

1615–25; <Latin calvitiēs baldness, equivalent to calv(us) bald + -itiēs abstract noun suffix

Words nearby calvities

Calvin, Calvin cycle, Calvinism, Calvin, John, Calvino, calvities, calvous, calvus, calx, calyces, calyciform
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British Dictionary definitions for calvities

calvities
/ (kælˈvɪʃɪˌiːz) /

noun

baldness

Word Origin for calvities

C17: from Late Latin, from Latin calvus bald
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