Definition of "roots" []

• Plural form of root. (noun)
• Ancestors (noun)
• Beginnings (noun)

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• "So a look back at our roots is a worthwhile viewing."
• "Weel, Miss Daisy, it must be dune; the roots is accustomed to have the soil tight round them, and they don't like it unless they have it so."
• "Others, like cougar - an often unflattering term for a middle-aged woman on the hunt for a younger man - might not have made it into the dictionary because of their slang roots, but became too widely used to overlook."