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tendency

noun
  1. An inclination to something: bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, trend, turn. See approach, like
  2. The thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse: aim, burden 2, drift, intent, meaning, purport, substance, tenor, thrust. See meaning

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