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noun

baldness

noun
1
The state of having little or no hair on the head.
"Male pattern baldness often begins with a receding hairline."

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baldnesses plural

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Male pattern _____ often begins with a receding hairline.

Etymology

From Middle English ballednesse, from bald plus the suffix -ness.

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