AFFAIR
\ɐfˈe͡ə], \ɐfˈeə], \ɐ_f_ˈeə]\
Definitions of AFFAIR
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
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An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
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Action; endeavor.
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A material object (vaguely designated).
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That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; - often in the plural. At the head of affairs. Junius.
By Oddity Software
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Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
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An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
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Action; endeavor.
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A material object (vaguely designated).
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That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; - often in the plural. At the head of affairs. Junius.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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That which is to be done: business: an engagement or battle of minor importance:-pl. transactions in general: public concerns.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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