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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
audacious /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/

▶adjective

1 recklessly daring.

2 lacking respect; impudent.

– derivatives
audaciously adverb,
audaciousness noun,
audacity noun.

– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as audacity): from L. audax, audac- ‘bold’ + -ious.

'audacity' also found in these Oxford entries:

-acity - audacious - chutzpah

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