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truancy

noun

Etymology

From truant + -cy.

  1. derived from *terh₁-✻ — “to drill, pierce; to rub; to turn”
  2. derived from *térh₁-tro-m✻
  3. derived from truan — “wretched”
  4. derived from *trugan✻
  5. derived from truant
  6. inherited from truant
  7. suffixed as truancy — “truant + cy”

Definitions

  1. The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA