preclivity
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]preclivity
- Misspelling of proclivity.
Usage notes
[edit]The word proclivity starts with a syllable that is cognate with the English prefix pro-, not with pre-; however, quite possibly by speciously tempting cognitive analogy with both the idea of temporal precedence and (relatedly) the synonym predisposition, sometimes people tend toward starting the word proclivity with pre-.