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turpitude

n.
US //ˈtɝpɪˌtud// UK //tˈɜːpɪtjˌuːd// turpi·tude
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).

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