Sedentarism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The habit of being sedentary. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: sedentariness (usually synonymous)"

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sedentariness

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"Near-synonym: sedentariness (usually synonymous)"

Etymology

From sedentar(y) + -ism. By surface analysis, sedent + -arism.

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