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Middle English
Etymology
From Old French malancolien; equivalent to malencolie + -ien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malənˈkɔːliːɛn/, /maˈlɛnkɔliːɛn/, /mɛlənˈkɔːliːɛn/, /mɛˈlɛnkɔliːɛn/
Adjective
malencolien (rare)
- (of celestial bodies) In the right spot for creation of black bile.
- Ireful, wrothful, furious: full of anger, wroth, or ire.
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Noun
malencolien (rare)
- A melancholiac.
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