hirquine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin hirquīnus, a variant of hircīnus.^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɜːkwaɪn/^[1]
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɝkwaɪn/

Adjective[edit]

hirquine (comparative more hirquine, superlative most hirquine)

(rare) Alternative spelling of hircine

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “hircine, a. and n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989] (the pronunciatory transcription being adapted from that prescribed for hircine)

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