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contemptrix

Pronunciation: [kɔnˈtɛmp.triːks]

“contemptrix” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. contemner, despiser (female)

Etymology

From contemnō, contemptum (“to scorn”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

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