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delicacy
[ del-i-kuh-see ]
/ ˈdɛl ɪ kə si /
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noun, plural del·i·ca·cies.
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Origin of delicacy
OTHER WORDS FROM delicacy
hy·per·del·i·ca·cy, nounWords nearby delicacy
deliberate, deliberately, deliberation, deliberative, Delibes, delicacy, delicate, delicately, delicatessen, Delicia, delicious
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delicacy
/ (ˈdɛlɪkəsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
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