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roots

  1. plural of root

Noun

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roots

  1. Ancestry.
    I have both Irish and German roots.
  2. Beginnings; origin.
    Jazz has its roots in blues.
  3. (of hair) Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.
    I just coloured my hair and already my roots are showing.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English roots.

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roots pl (plural only)

  1. roots (ancestry, origin)
    Ik ga terug naar mijn roots in Arnhem.

French

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roots

  1. plural of root

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roots

  1. plural of root