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correctitude
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k
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-ti-tood
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-tyood
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cor·rect·i·tude
/
kəˈrɛk
tɪˌtud
,
-ˌtyud
/
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[
k
uh
-
rek
-ti-tood
,
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]
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noun
correctness
,
especially of manners and conduct.
Origin:
1890–95;
blend of
correct
and
rectitude
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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correctitude
(kəˈrɛktɪˌtjuːd)
—
n
the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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