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roots.

Ancestry.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹuːts//ɹʊts/Midwestern-US

  1. Ancestry.

    I have both Irish and German roots.

  2. Beginnings; origin.

    Jazz has its roots in blues.

  3. Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.

    I just coloured my hair and already my roots are showing.
noun/ɹuːts//ɹʊts/Midwestern-US

  1. plural of root

    form-of · plural
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