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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: squalere; SQUALID

squalor

 noun
     
squal‧or [uncountable]
the condition of being dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money [↪ squalid]:
We lived in squalor for a year and a half.
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