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TURPITUDE

\tˈɜːpɪtjˌuːd], \tˈɜːpɪtjˌuːd], \t_ˈɜː_p_ɪ_t_j_ˌuː_d]\

Definitions of TURPITUDE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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Baseness; shameful wickedness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Baseness; vileness; depravity.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Inherent baseness; vileness; depravity.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Inherent baseness or vileness of principle in the heart; extreme depravity; baseness of conduct; shameful wickedness.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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