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full-bloodedness

Main Entry:: full–blood·ed
Pronunciation:: \ˈfu̇l-ˌblə-dəd\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1774

1: of unmixed ancestry : purebred2: florid, ruddy <of full–blooded face>3: forceful <full–blooded prose style>4 a: lacking no particulars : genuine b: containing fullness of substance : rich

— full–blood·ed·ness noun

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