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squalor definition

squalor (skwäl′ər, skwôl′-)

noun

the quality or condition of being squalid; filth and wretchedness

Etymology: L, foulness, akin to squalere, to be filthy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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