gradience

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noun

The absence of a clear boundary, or the presence of a continuous spectrum of meaning, between two words or categories.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

noungradience (usually uncountable, plural gradiences)

plural gradiences

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe absence of a clear boundary, or the presence of a continuous spectrum of meaning, between two words or categories.
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APA

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Chicago

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