"nigritude" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nigritudes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin nigritūdō, from niger (“black”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nigritūdō}} Latin nigritūdō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nigritude (countable and uncountable, plural nigritudes)
  1. (potentially offensive) Blackness; the state of being black. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nigritude-en-noun-VjWqsm45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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