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Nov 29, 2009
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lu•bric•i•ty



Pronunciation: (lOO-bris'i-tē), [key]
n.,
pl. -ties.

1. oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness.
2. ability to lubricate; capacity for lubrication: the wonderful lubricity of this new oil.
3. instability; shiftiness; fleeting nature: the lubricity of fame and fortune.
4. lewdness; lustfulness: lasciviousness; salaciousness.
5. something that arouses lasciviousness, esp. pornography.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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