острота

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Etymology 1

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о́стрый (óstryj) +‎ -ота (-ota)

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Noun

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острота́ (ostrotáf inan (genitive остроты́, nominative plural остро́ты, genitive plural остро́т)

  1. acuity (acuteness)
  2. sharpness (quality of being sharp (as a knife))
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Etymology 2

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о́стрый (óstryj) +‎ -ота (-ota)

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остро́та (ostrótaf inan (genitive остро́ты, nominative plural остро́ты, genitive plural остро́т)

  1. joke, witticism, one-liner
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