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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2005

Merriam-Webster's #1 Word of the Year for 2005:

1. integrity (noun)

1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility

2 : an unimpaired condition : soundness

3 : the quality or state of being complete or undivided : completeness

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