clanless

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English

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Etymology

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From clan +‎ -less.

Adjective

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clanless (not comparable)

  1. Without a clan.
    • 2007 June 3, John Green, “Children’s Books”, in New York Times[1]:
      It tells the story of Melinda Sordino, a clanless outcast who barely endures her freshman year at a suburban high school, and it features one of the best young narrative voices this side of Holden Caulfield.

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