errancy
noun
the state or an instance of erring.
errancies
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pluralof errancy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Like Milne’s books, the movie is partly an initiation into the delightful errancies of language, which fashions sense and nonsense out of the same materials.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2011
Larry in these injured moods felt vague possibilities of wickedness within him,—justified errancies….
From Together by Robert Herrick
