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absorbedness

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English

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Etymology

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From absorbed +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹb.ɪd.nəs/, /æbˈzɔɹb.ɪd.nəs/, /əbˈsɔɹb.ɪd.nəs/, /əbˈzɔɹb.ɪd.nəs/

Noun

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absorbedness (uncountable)

  1. The capability of being absorbed. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbedness”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.