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Definitions
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Word origin
From Middle English defectif, defective, from Old French defectif, from Late Latin dēfectīvus.
Used in a sentence
“It is an offence, subject to the exception mentioned in this section, for a person to procure a woman who is a defective to have unlawful sexual intercourse in any part of the world.”
“Thus, in the Pentateuch and in the earlier prophets the plenes are counted, whilst in the later prophets the defectives are enumerated.”
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01“Not in order”9 letters
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