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debility

n.
US //dəˈbɪɫəti// UK //dɪbˈɪlɪti// de·bil·i·ty
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Origin

From Middle English debylite, from Old French debilité (French débilité), from Latin dēbilitās (“weakness”), from dēbilis (“weak”), from dē- + habilis (“able”).

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