"peopleness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: people + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|people|ness}} people + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} peopleness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being a person or people; communal social identity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-peopleness-en-noun-40Klst5E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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