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  • 11Honor — Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence;… …

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  • 12Honor bright — Honor Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;… …

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  • 13Honor court — Honor Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;… …

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  • 14Honor point — Honor Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;… …

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  • 15honor — [än′ər] n. [ME honour < OFr < L honor, honos, official dignity, repute, esteem] 1. high regard or great respect given, received, or enjoyed; esp., a) glory; fame; renown b) good reputation; credit 2. a keen sense of right and wrong;… …

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  • 16honor — (Brit. honour) ► NOUN 1) high respect. 2) pride and pleasure from being shown respect. 3) a clear sense of what is morally right. 4) a person or thing that brings credit. 5) a thing conferred as a distinction. 6) (hon …

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  • 17honor — AE; BE spelling: honour I n. respect credit 1) to bring, do honor to (she brought honor to her family) 2) an honor to (he is an honor to his school) 3) in smb. s honor; in honor of (to give a reception in smb. s honor) distinction recognition 4)… …

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  • 18honor — honorer, n. honorless, adj. /on euhr/, n. 1. honesty, fairness, or integrity in one s beliefs and actions: a man of honor. 2. a source of credit or distinction: to be an honor to one s family. 3. high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: to be… …

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  • 19honor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. probity, integrity; repute, glory, title, distinction, award; worship, respect, deference. v. t. revere, reward; elevate; recognize; respect; accept (as payable). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Respect] Syn.… …

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  • 20honor — See: DO THE HONORS, IN HONOR OF, ON ONE S HONOR …

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