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Word: Defect
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (as a noun, influenced by Old French defect ‘deficiency’): from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere ‘desert or fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdiːfɛkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack
Short Definition:shortcoming or lack
Examples:- genetic defects
- the property is free from defect
Word: Defect
Speech Type: Verb
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