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im⋅pu⋅dence

   [im-pyuh-duhns]
–noun
1. the quality or state of being impudent; effrontery; insolence.
2. impudent conduct or language.
3. Obsolete. lack of modesty; shamelessness.
Also, im⋅pu⋅den⋅cy.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L impudentia shamelessness. See impudent, -ence
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im·pu·dence     (ĭm'pyə-dəns)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The quality of being offensively bold.
  2. Offensively bold behavior.
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Impudency

Im"pu*den*cy\, n. Impudence. [Obs.] --Burton.

Audacious without impudency. --Shak.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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