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Meaning of leprosity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
lɛˈpɹɑsɪti

Definitions

  1. Synonym of leprosy in its various senses.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
  2. The supposed impurity or impurities of various metals, understood as causing their deviation from gold.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Synonym of scaliness.
    archaic, countable, uncountable

Examples

“The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

leprosol Leprosy leprotene Leprous Leprously leprousness

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