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foreignness

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹən.nəs/

The English word “foreignness” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness.
  2. A characteristic that indicates foreignness.

Etymology

From foreign + -ness.

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