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Word of the Day - Nugacity

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nugacity

/njuːˈɡasɪti/
noun
mass noun - rare
1 Triviality or frivolity.
1.1 count noun - A trivial or frivolous thing or idea.

Origin
Late 16th century: from late Latin nugacitas, from Latin nugax, nugac- ‘trifling, frivolous’.

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