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pudency definition

pu·dency (pyo̵̅o̅d′'n sē)

noun

modesty or prudishness

Etymology: LL pudentia < L pudens, prp. of pudere, to be ashamed

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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