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   Ten·den·cy

   /ˈtend(ə)nsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior: "for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings" Similar propensityproclivitypronenessaptnesslikelihoodinclinationdispositionpredispositionbentleaningpenchantpredilectionsusceptibilityliabilityreadinesshabittrendmovementdriftswinggravitationorientationbiasdirectioncoursetideturn
   • ▪ a group within a larger political party or movement: "he revealed that there was a tendency in the party that does not support this treaty"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin tendentia, from tendere ‘to stretch’ (see tend1).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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