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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
foreignness
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Foreignness — For eign*ness, n. The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation or appropriateness. [1913 Webster] Let not the foreignness of the subject hinder you from endeavoring to set me right. Locke. [1913 Webster] A foreignness of complexion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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foreignness — foreign ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one s own. 2) dealing with or relating to other countries. 3) coming or introduced from outside. 4) (foreign to) strange and unfamiliar to. 5) (foreign to) … English terms dictionary
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foreignness — n. quality of being foreign, strangeness, unfamiliarity … English contemporary dictionary
foreignness — for·eign·ness … English syllables
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