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profundity definition

pro·fun·dity (prō fun′də tē, prə-)

noun pl. profundities -·ties

  1. depth, esp. great depth
  2. intellectual depth
  3. a profound idea, matter, etc.

Etymology: ME profundite < MFr < LL profunditas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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