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culti

[kuhl-tuhs]

cul·tus

1[kuhl-tuhs]
noun, plural -tus·es, -ti [-tahy] .
a cult.

Origin:
1630–40; < Latin; see cult

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Culti is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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cul·tus

2[kuhl-tuhs]
noun, plural -tus·es, (especially collectively) -tus.
Also called cultus cod.


Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; < Chinook Jargon kə́ltəs worthless, bad, < Lower Chinook kə́ltas in vain, only (but perhaps itself < Chinook Jargon)
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