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rawness
noun
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
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noun
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
“procedural inexperience created difficulties”
noun
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
“the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness”
noun
the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
“the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research”
noun
a chilly dampness
“the rawness of the midnight air”
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procedural inexperience created difficulties
their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops
the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research
the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable
the rawness of the midnight air
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