rootedness

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rooted +‎ -ness

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rootedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being rooted
    • 1989 December 22, Mary Wisniewski, “Giving Shelter: a west-side boy comes home”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      An uncle might be around to offer a spare bedroom, or a job at the plant, or the church might be there for guidance, for rootedness.

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