Frugalities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frugality \Fru*gal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Frugalities}. [L. frugalitas:
     cf. F. frugalit['e].]
     1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful
        management of anything valuable which expends nothing
        unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable
        purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance.


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              Frugality is founded on the principle that all
              riches have
              limits.                               --Burke.
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     2. A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise.
  
     Syn: Economy; parsimony. See {Economy}.
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