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respectability

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re⋅spect⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty

  [ri-spek-tuh-bil-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 3.
1. the state or quality of being respectable.
2. respectable social standing, character, or reputation.
3. a respectable person or persons.
4. respectabilities, things accepted as respectable.
Origin:
1775–85; respectable + -ity
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re·spect·a·bil·i·ty   (rĭ-spěk'tə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)   
n.  The quality, state, or characteristic of being respectable.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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