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  • 11excuse*/*/ — [ɪkˈskjuːs] noun [C] I 1) a reason that you give to explain why you have done something bad, or why you have not done something that you should have done a reasonable/valid/legitimate excuse[/ex] He made some excuse about having a lot of work to… …

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  • 12excuse — ♦♦♦ excuses, excusing, excused (The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪkskju͟ːs[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪkskju͟ːz[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: oft N for n/ ing, N to inf An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or… …

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  • 13give — give1 W1S1 [gıv] v past tense gave [geıv] past participle given [ˈgıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(present or money)¦ 2¦(put something in somebody s hand)¦ 3¦(let somebody do something)¦ 4¦(tell somebody something)¦ 5¦(make a movement/do an action)¦… …

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  • 14for|give — «fuhr GIHV», verb, gave, giv|en, giv|ing. –v.t. 1. to give up the wish to punish or get even with; not have hard feelings at or toward; pardon; excuse: »She forgave her brother for breaking her doll. Please forgive my mistake. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 15for|giv´er — for|give «fuhr GIHV», verb, gave, giv|en, giv|ing. –v.t. 1. to give up the wish to punish or get even with; not have hard feelings at or toward; pardon; excuse: »She forgave her brother for breaking her doll. Please forgive my mistake. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 18Prayer for the dead — Wherever there is a belief in the continued existence of man s personality through and after death, religion naturally concerns itself with the relations between the living and the dead. And where the idea of a future judgment or of purgatory… …

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  • 19Home for the Holidays (1972 film) — Infobox Film name = Home for the Holidays caption = Promotional poster for Home for the Holidays director = John Llewellyn Moxey producer = Paul Junger Witt writer = Joseph Stefano starring = Sally Field Eleanor Parker Julie Harris Jessica Walter …

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  • 20Complete list of downloadable songs for the Rock Band series — For Rock Band Track Packs, see List of Rock Band track packs. For Rock Band Network songs, see List of Rock Band Network songs. The Rock Band series of music video games supports downloadable songs for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii… …

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