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Ecclesiastical. the canticle beginning in Latin Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, and in English “O all ye works of the Lord.”
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English < Latin, imperative 2nd person plural of benedīcere (bene bene- + dīcere to speak)
1150–1200; Middle English < Latin, imperative 2nd person plural of benedīcere (bene bene- + dīcere to speak)
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Benedicite
has a plethora of syllables.
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| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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