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tendency (s) (noun), tendencies (pl)
1. An inclination to move or to behave in a particular way: There is a tendency for students in colleges or universities to socialize in the evenings.

There are notable tendencies of financial problems in some countries that are caused by poor economies.

2. Etymology: from Latin tendentia, from tendere, "to stretch, to extend, to aim."
A predisposition to think or act in a certain way.
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This entry is located in the following unit: tend-, tendo-, ten-, teno-, tenot-, tenonto-, tens-, tent-, -tend, -tension, -tent, -tense, -tensive, -tentious (page 8)
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(Latin: suffix; forming adjectives; inclined to, given to, tendency to be, abounding in)
philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism
(Greek: love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to; strong tendency toward, affinity for)