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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

caninity en · NOUN

Etymology

From canine + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The state of being canine.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The quality or feature characteristic of a dog.
    • Just as people have different personalities so we have different caninities and, according to scientists, they fall into four basic types […] 1995, Chapman Pincher, My Life as a Real Dog:

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Synonyms

canineness