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Anility

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being anile. uncountable
  2. 2
    An anile utterance; an old wives' tale. countable

    "We are then told of the basilisk killing by staring, and of a mous running round a snake till it rushes into the jaws of death. After copying many such anilities, the author adds only, "but our readers will excuse our enlarging.""

Etymology

From Latin anīlitās.

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