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stillicidium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A morbid trickling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

An urban servitude in Ancient Rome, where a proprietor was not allowed to build to the extremity of his estate, but must leave a space regulated by the charter by which the property was held, so as not to throw the eavesdrop on the land of his neighbour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

Topics: law

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Synonyms: stillicide

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin stillicidium.