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/noh verr"keuhl/, adj.of, like, or befitting a stepmother.[1615-25; < L novercalis, equiv. to noverc(a) stepmother + -alis -AL1]
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Novercal — No*ver cal, a. [L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year.] Done or recurring every ninth year. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Novercal — No*ver cal, a. [L. novercalis, from noverca a stepmother.] Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother. Derham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
novercal — nəˈvərkəl adjective Etymology: Latin novercalis, from noverca stepmother + alis al more at aneroid : of, relating to, or characteristic of a stepmother of true novercal type, dragon and devil Robert Browning … Useful english dictionary
novercal — no·ver·cal … English syllables
novercal — Pertaining to a stepmother … Grandiloquent dictionary
novercal — /noʊˈvɜkəl/ (say noh verkuhl) adjective of, like, or befitting a stepmother. {Latin novercālis, from noverca stepmother} …
novercal — a. pertaining to stepmother … Dictionary of difficult words
newo- — New. Related to nu . Derivatives include neon and nova. 1. Suffixed form *new yo . a. new, from Old English nēowe, nīwe, new; b. Nynorsk … Universalium
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