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turpitude
turpitude definition
tur·pi·tude (tʉr′pi to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)
noun
- baseness; vileness; depravity
- an instance of this
Etymology: MFr < L turpitudo < turpis, base, vile < IE *tṛpis, from which one must turn < base *trep-, to turn away > Sans trapa, shame, embarrassment
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