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Word: Backwardness
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbakwədnəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state of having made less progress than is normal or expected
Short Definition:state of having made less progress than is normal or expected
Examples:- unification failed to remedy the economic backwardness of the south
- technological backwardness
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