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tendencies |
Grep of noun tendency militant tendency tendency Overview of noun tendency The noun tendency has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (11) inclination, disposition, tendency -- (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict") 2. (6) leaning, propensity, tendency -- (an inclination to do something "he felt leanings toward frivolity") 3. (6) tendency, inclination -- (a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect: "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink") 4. tendency, trend -- (a general direction in which something tends to move: "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market") Overview of noun tendency The noun tendency has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (11) inclination, disposition, tendency -- (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict") 2. (6) leaning, propensity, tendency -- (an inclination to do something "he felt leanings toward frivolity") 3. (6) tendency, inclination -- (a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect: "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink") 4. tendency, trend -- (a general direction in which something tends to move: "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market")
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