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CONTRACTEDNESS
Etymology
Noun
contractedness (uncountable)
The state of being contracted.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tract"ed*ness, n.
Definition: The state of being contracted; narrowness; meannes; selfishness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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