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fornicatrix
[ fawr-ni-key-triks ]
/ ˌfɔr nɪˈkeɪ trɪks /
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noun, plural for·ni·ca·tri·ces [fawr-ni-kuh-trahy-seez]. /ˌfɔr nɪ kəˈtraɪ siz/.
a woman who commits fornication.
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Origin of fornicatrix
1580–90; <Late Latin: prostitute; see fornicate1, -trix
usage note for fornicatrix
See -trix.
Words nearby fornicatrix
Fornax, fornenst, Forney, fornicate, fornication, fornicatrix, forniciform, fornix, for one, for one's money, for one's pains
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