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  • 1labour under something — ˈlabour under sth derived (formal) to believe sth that is not true • to labour under a misapprehension/delusion, etc. • He s still labouring under the impression that he s written a great book. Main e …

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  • 2labour under — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms labour under : present tense I/you/we/they labour under he/she/it labours under present participle labouring under past tense laboured under past participle laboured under 1) labour under something to exist or …

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  • 3delusion — delusion, illusion overlap in meaning because both are to do with things wrongly believed or thought for various reasons. There is, however, a distinguishing principle: a delusion is a wrong belief regarded from the point of view of the person… …

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  • 4labour — [[t]le͟ɪbə(r)[/t]] ♦ labours, labouring, laboured (in AM, use labor) 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl, oft supp N Labour is very hard work, usually physical work. → See also hard labour ...the labour of seeding, pla …

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  • 5labour — labour1 W1S3 n BrE labor AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(work)¦ 2¦(workers)¦ 3¦(baby)¦ 4 a labour of love 5 somebody s labours ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(WORK)¦[U] work, especially physical work ▪ …

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  • 6labour — 1 BrE, labor AmE noun 1 WORK (U) effort or work, especially physical work: The garage charges 30 an hour for labour. | manual labour (=work with tools you hold in your hands): Building still involves a lot of manual labour. | withdraw your labour …

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  • 7Labour — n. & v. (US, Austral. labor) n. 1 a physical or mental work; exertion; toil. b such work considered as supplying the needs of a community. 2 a workers, esp. manual, considered as a class or political force (a dispute between capital and labour).… …

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  • 8labour — n. & v. (US, Austral. labor) n. 1 a physical or mental work; exertion; toil. b such work considered as supplying the needs of a community. 2 a workers, esp. manual, considered as a class or political force (a dispute between capital and labour).… …

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  • 9illusion — delusion, illusion overlap in meaning because both are to do with things wrongly believed or thought for various reasons. There is, however, a distinguishing principle: a delusion is a wrong belief regarded from the point of view of the person… …

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  • 10United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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