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malison

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mal⋅i⋅son

  [mal-uh-zuhn, -suhn]
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–noun Archaic.
a curse.
Origin:
1200–50; ME maliso(u)n < OF maleison < L maledictiōn- (s. of maledictiō) malediction
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mal·i·son   (māl'ĭ-sən, -zən)   
n.   Archaic
A curse.

[Middle English malisoun, from Old French maleiçon, from Latin maledictiō, maledictiōn-, from maledictus, past participle of maledīcere, to speak ill, curse; see maledict.]
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