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      truculency
      noun
      obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
      Roots
      truxtrucul- · Latin · fierce, savageentia-ency · Latin · quality, state
      Words related to truculency
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      The word truculency breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: trucul, from Latin trux (“fierce, savage”); and -ency, from Latin entia (“quality, state”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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