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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
  2. noun (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
  3. noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being

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