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  • 31con|don´er — con|done «kuhn DOHN», transitive verb, doned, don|ing. 1. to forgive or overlook: »Good friends will condone each other s faults. SYNONYM(S): excuse. 2. Law. to forgive (a violation of the marriage vow). ╂[< Latin condōnāre < com ( …

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  • 32con|done´ment — con|done «kuhn DOHN», transitive verb, doned, don|ing. 1. to forgive or overlook: »Good friends will condone each other s faults. SYNONYM(S): excuse. 2. Law. to forgive (a violation of the marriage vow). ╂[< Latin condōnāre < com ( …

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  • 33con|done — «kuhn DOHN», transitive verb, doned, don|ing. 1. to forgive or overlook: »Good friends will condone each other s faults. SYNONYM(S): excuse. 2. Law. to forgive (a violation of the marriage vow). ╂[< Latin condōnāre < com ( …

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  • 34con|stru´er — con|strue «kuhn STROO; especially British KON stroo», verb, strued, stru|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to show the meaning of; explain; interpret: »Different lawyers may construe the same law differently. SYNONYM(S): expound. 2. to …

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  • 35con|stru´a|ble — con|strue «kuhn STROO; especially British KON stroo», verb, strued, stru|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to show the meaning of; explain; interpret: »Different lawyers may construe the same law differently. SYNONYM(S): expound. 2. to …

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  • 36con|strue — «kuhn STROO; especially British KON stroo», verb, strued, stru|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to show the meaning of; explain; interpret: »Different lawyers may construe the same law differently. SYNONYM(S): expound. 2. to …

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  • 37con|ten´tious|ness — con|ten|tious «kuhn TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. fond of arguing; given to disputing; quarrelsome: »A contentious person argues and disputes about trifles. SYNONYM(S): disputatious, captious, pugnacious. 2. characterized by contention: »a… …

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  • 38con|ten´tious|ly — con|ten|tious «kuhn TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. fond of arguing; given to disputing; quarrelsome: »A contentious person argues and disputes about trifles. SYNONYM(S): disputatious, captious, pugnacious. 2. characterized by contention: »a… …

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  • 39con|ten|tious — «kuhn TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. fond of arguing; given to disputing; quarrelsome: »A contentious person argues and disputes about trifles. SYNONYM(S): disputatious, captious, pugnacious. 2. characterized by contention: »a contentious campaign,… …

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  • 40con|tin´gent|ness — con|tin|gent «kuhn TIHN juhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a share of soldiers, laborers, or other persons furnished to a force from different sources: »The United States sent a large contingent of troops to Europe in World War II. 2. a group that… …

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