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irreverence

ir·re·ve·rence

US/ˌɪˈrɛvɜrʌns/ uncommon

noun

2.

Origin

From Middle English irreverence, from Latin irreverentia, from irreverēns (“irreverent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, ir- + reverence.

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