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- [muh-ley-shuh, -shee-uh, -see-uh]
- /məˈleɪ ʃə, -ʃi ə, -si ə/
- /malˈeɪʃə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-ley-shuh, -shee-uh, -see-uh]
- /məˈleɪ ʃə, -ʃi ə, -si ə/
Definitions of malacia word
- noun malacia softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue. 1
- noun malacia an abnormal craving for highly spiced food. 1
- noun malacia (medicine) An abnormal craving for certain types of food. (from 17th c.). 1
- noun malacia the pathological softening of an organ or tissue, such as bone 0
- noun malacia (pathology) Abnormal softening of organs or tissues of the human body. 0
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Origin of malacia
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < New Latin < Greek malakía softness, tenderness, weakness. See malaco-, -ia
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Parts of speech for Malacia
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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malacia popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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