"whiggishness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Whiggishness [alternative]
Etymology: From whiggish + -ness. Etymology templates: {{af|en|whiggish|-ness}} whiggish + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} whiggishness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being whiggish. Tags: uncountable

Alternative forms

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