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irreverence

n.
US //ˌɪˈɹɛvɝəns// UK //ɪɹˈɛvɹəns// ir·rev·er·ence
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From Middle English irreverence, from Latin irreverentia, from irreverēns (“irreverent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, ir- + reverence.

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