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depravity definition

de·prav·ity (dē prav′ə tē, di-)

noun

  1. a depraved condition; corruption; wickedness
  2. pl. depravities -·ties a depraved act or practice

Etymology: altered (after deprave) < obs. pravity < L pravitas, crookedness

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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