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acidity

Pronunciation: /əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti/

The English word “acidity” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The quality or state of being acid.
  2. Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
  3. Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
  4. A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.

Etymology

From French acidité, from Latin aciditātem, accusative singular of aciditās (“sourness, acidity”), from acidus (“sour, acid”). Equivalent to acid + -ity.

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