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intricacies - 2 dictionary results

in⋅tri⋅ca⋅cy

   [in-tri-kuh-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
1. intricate character or state.
2. an intricate part, action, etc: intricacies of the law.
Origin:
1595–1605; intric(ate) + -acy
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in·tri·ca·cy     (ĭn'trĭ-kə-sē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. in·tri·ca·cies
  1. The condition or quality of being intricate; complexity.
  2. Something intricate: the intricacies of a census form.

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