complicacy

complicacy
/kom"pli keuh see/, n., pl. complicacies for 2.
1. the state of being complicated; complicatedness.
2. a complication: the numerous complicacies of travel in such a remote country.
[1820-30; COMPLIC(ATE) + -ACY, modeled on such pairs as CONFEDERACY, CONFEDERATE]

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  • complicacy — [käm′pli kə sē] n. 1. the condition or quality of being complicated 2. pl. complicacies anything complicated; complication …   English World dictionary

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  • complicacy — noun a) The state of being complex; entanglement. b) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication. Syn: complexity …   Wiktionary

  • complicacy — com·pli·ca·cy || kÉ’mplɪkÉ™sɪ n. complication; state of being complicated or intricate …   English contemporary dictionary

  • complicacy — com·pli·ca·cy …   English syllables

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