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prolixité (c.1334)
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prolixité (c.1334)

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prolixitee  (prolixcé (l. prolixté),  proluxité)  
  FEW:  prolixus 9,440b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  prolixité 10,429c TL: prolixité 7,1965 DEAF:  prlis (prolixité)  DMF:  prolixité  TLF:  prolixité  OED:  prolixity n.  MED:  prolixite n.  DMLBS:  prolixitas 2501c

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1prolixity: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Purce qe nous sumes avisez de ceux qe sont perceous en estudie q'il sont enoiez de la prolixcé (l. prolixté) (var. (T: s.xiv3/4) prolixité) d'estories [...]  TREVET Cron1 1.5
2extent, fullness: 
( 1343 )  d'an en an par prolixitee du temps par tieux grauntes la terre serra si repleneez des aliens qe purra estre en grant peril de la dite terre  Rot Parl1 ii 144

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See also:

prolix  prolixement 
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