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poignancy
[ poin-yuhn-see, poin-uhn- ]
/ ËpÉÉȘn yÉn si, ËpÉÉȘn Én- /
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noun, plural poign·an·cies for 2.
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Origin of poignancy
First recorded in 1680â90; poign(ant) + -ancy
Words nearby poignancy
pohutukawa, poi, poi dance, -poiesis, -poietic, poignancy, poignant, poikilitic, poikiloblastic, poikilocyte, poikilotherm
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