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com•pli•ca•cy
(kom′pli kə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies for 2.
- the state of being complicated;
complicatedness. - a complication:the numerous complicacies of travel in such a remote country.
- complic(ate) + -acy, modeled on such pairs as confederacy, confederate 1820–30