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states of nature

states of nature is the plural of state of nature.

Meaning of state of nature

Noun

state of nature (plural states of nature)

  1. The way that people lived before there was any organized society.
    Antonyms:
    civil society

Questions about states of nature

What is states of nature the plural of?
States of nature is the plural of state of nature.

Words near states of nature in the dictionary

  1. states of emergency
  2. states of exception
  3. states of matter
  4. states of mind
  5. states of motion
  6. states of nature
  7. states of siege
  8. States of the Church
  9. states of war
  10. states the obvious
  11. states within a state

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