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English 1 sense of the word *roots*:
NOUN	state	roots	the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural / cultural lineage

roots pronunciation
Sounds	ruw'ts
Rhymes	grassroots

Englishroots: 1 sense noun 1, state
Meaning	The condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural / cultural lineage.
Examples	"his roots in Texas go back a long way" "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots" "his music has African roots"
Broader	condition	A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing

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