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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Irrisionnoun

    The act of laughing at another.

    Etymology: irrisio, Lat. irrision, French.

    This person, by his indiscreet and unnatural irrision, and exposing of his father, incurs his indignation and curse. John Woodward, Natural History.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Irrisionnoun

    the act of laughing at another; derision

  2. Etymology: [L. irrisio, fr. irridere, irrisum, to laugh at; pref. ir- in + ridere to laugh: cf. F. irrision.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Irrision

    ir-rizh′un, n. act of laughing at another. [Fr.,—L. irrision-emin, against, ridēre, risum, to laugh.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of irrision in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of irrision in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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