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Definitions for recalcitrance
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. refractoriness, unmanageableness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancynoun

    the trait of being unmanageable

Wiktionary

  1. recalcitrancenoun

    The state of being recalcitrant.

  2. Etymology: In use since at least 1856 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985).

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of recalcitrance in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of recalcitrance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of recalcitrance in a Sentence

  1. Cecillia Wang:

    No doubt we will see even more evidence develop during the evidentiary hearing in April, it is well past time for the sheriff's recalcitrance to end.

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