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CONSUMPTIVENESS

\kənsˈʌmptɪvnəs], \kənsˈʌmptɪvnəs], \k_ə_n_s_ˈʌ_m_p_t_ɪ_v_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of CONSUMPTIVENESS

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A tendency to consumption.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A tendency to a consumption.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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