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  • 131expression — /Ik spreSFn/ noun 1 WORDS (C) a word or group of words with a particular meaning: The expression in the family way means pregnant . | pardon/forgive/excuse the expression (=used when you have used a word that you think may offend someone): He… …

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  • 132affliction — noun 1) a common herb reputed to cure a variety of afflictions Syn: disorder, disease, malady, complaint, ailment, illness, indisposition, handicap; scourge, plague, trouble 2) he bore his affliction with great dignity Syn …

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