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cre⋅du⋅li⋅ty
[kruh-doo-li-tee, -dyoo-] 
lɪ
–noun
| willingness to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility. |
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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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Credulity
Cre*du"li*ty\ (kr?-d?"l?-t?), n. [L. credulitas, fr. credulus: cf. F. cr['e]dulit['e]. See Credulous.] Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence. That implict credulity is the mark of a feeble mind will not be disputed. --Sir W. Hamilton.
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