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nig•ri•tude
(nig′ri to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′, nī′gri-),USA pronunciation n.
- complete darkness or blackness.
- Latin nigritūdō blackness, black color, equivalent. to nigr- (stem of niger) black + -i- -i- + -tūdō -tude
- 1645–55