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negritude definition

neg·ri·tude (neg′rə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′; nē′grə-)

noun

the consciousness in black people, esp. Africans, of their cultural heritage, together with an affirmation of the distinctive qualities and values of this heritage

Etymology: Fr négritude < négre (< Sp or Port negro, black person: see Negro) + -i- + -tude (see -tude): prob. coined (1939) by Aimé Césaire, Martinique poet

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