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acerbity

acer·bity

UK/əˈsɜːbɪti/ US/əˈsɝbɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

a sharp sour taste

Synonyms
3.

Origin

Borrowed from French acerbité, from Latin acerbitās (“acerbity; harshness”), from acerbus (“bitter”). See acerb.

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