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Roots

//ɹuːts// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of root form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Ancestry.

    "I have both Irish and German roots."

  3. 3
    the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage wordnet
  4. 4
    Beginnings; origin.

    "Jazz has its roots in blues."

  5. 5
    Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.

    "I just coloured my hair and already my roots are showing."

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