tendency
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛn.dən.si/
The English word “tendency” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
- An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin tendentia, from tendens, present participle of tendō.
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