plural tendencies
Definition of tendency
1a
: a proneness to a particular kind of thought or action
b
: direction or approach toward a place, object, effect, or limit
2a
: the purposeful trend of something written or said : aim
b
: deliberate but indirect advocacy
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The first known use of tendency was in 1628
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