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Noun: lameness  leym-nus
  1. Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
    - limping, gimp [N. Amer], gimpiness [N. Amer], gameness, claudication
     
  2. An imperfection or defectiveness
    "a stylist noted for the lameness of his plots"

Derived forms: lamenesses

See also: lame

Type of: defectiveness, disability of walking, faultiness

Encyclopedia: Lameness

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Lamentations
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