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Definition of poignancy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

poignancy

noun
 
/ˈpɔɪnjənsi/
 
/ˈpɔɪnjənsi/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad
    • the poignancy of parting and separation
    • Of particular poignancy was the photograph of their son with his sisters, taken the day before he died.
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