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cre⋅du⋅li⋅ty

[kruh-doo-li-tee, -dyoo-]
–noun
willingness to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME credulite < L crēdulitās. See credulous, -ity
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cre·du·li·ty   (krĭ-dōō'lĭ-tē, -dyōō'-)   
n.  A disposition to believe too readily.

[Middle English credulite, from Old French, from Latin crēdulitās, from crēdulus, credulous; see credulous.]
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