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wasteness
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wasteness, n.
- The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or condition; desolation. [1913 Webster]"A day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness." [1913 Webster]
- That which is waste; a desert; a waste. [1913 Webster]"Through woods and wasteness wide him daily sought." [1913 Webster]
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