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Definitions for pernicity
per·nic·i·ty
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pernicitynoun
Swiftness; celerity.
Etymology: from pernix.
Others armed with hard shells, others with prickles, the rest that have no such armature endued with great swiftness or pernicity. John Ray, on the Creation.
Webster Dictionary
Pernicitynoun
swiftness; celerity
Etymology: [L. pernicitas. See 1st Pernicious.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pernicity in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pernicity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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