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nounbelonginess (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or sense of belonging.
This law is similar with Thorndike's principle of “belonginess” in which two events or stimuli are associated when they belong together. The determining factor of belonginess is the temporal occurrence of the two events in space or time […]
2008, Ayuba Y. Mshelia, Cognition, Culture and Field Dependence - Independence, page 50Synonyms: belongness
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nounThe state or sense of belonging.
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Russian принадле́жность
- принадле́жность (prinadléžnostʹ)the state or sense of belonging
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belonginess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belonginess
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“belonginess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belonginess. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belonginess,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belonginess.
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