"finitude" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-finitude.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-finitude.wav [UK] Forms: finitudes [plural]
Etymology: From finite + -itude, or from Renaissance Latin finitūdō (“signifying a noun of state”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|finite|itude}} finite + -itude, {{der|en|RL.|finitūdō||signifying a noun of state}} Renaissance Latin finitūdō (“signifying a noun of state”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} finitude (countable and uncountable, plural finitudes)
  1. The state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: finity, limitedness Synonyms (state or characteristic of being finite): finiteness
    Sense id: en-finitude-en-noun-m~uN-9hU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -itude

Inflected forms

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