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temerity

te·me·rity

UK/tɪˈmɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ US/təˈmɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From Middle English temerite, temeryte, from Old French temerité, from Latin temeritās (“chance, accident, rashness”), from temere (“by chance, casually, rashly”). By surface analysis, temer(arious) + -ity.

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