"dulness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dulnesses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} dulness (usually uncountable, plural dulnesses)
  1. Archaic spelling of dullness. Tags: alt-of, archaic, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: dullness
    Sense id: en-dulness-en-noun-JfsAm4CS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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