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belonging
CIDE DICTIONARY
belonging, n. [Commonly in the pl.].
- That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance. [1913 Webster]
- Family; relations; household. [1913 Webster]"Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons." [1913 Webster]
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