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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. HISTRIONICAL, HISTRIONICKadjective

    Befitting the stage; suitable to a player; becoming a buffoon; theatrical.

    Etymology: from histrio, Latin; histrion, Fr.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Histrionicaladjective

    of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical; -- sometimes in a bad sense

  2. Etymology: [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See Histrion.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of histrionical in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of histrionical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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