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innateness
Variant of innate
adjective
- existing naturally rather than acquired; that seems to have been in one from birth: innate talent
- existing as an inherent attribute: the innate humor of a situation
- Bot. borne at the apex of the support, as an anther
Related Forms:
- innately adverb
- innateness noun
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