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  • 101bypast — adjective well in the past; former bygone days dreams of foregone times sweet memories of gone summers relics of a departed era • Syn: ↑bygone, ↑departed, ↑foregone, ↑gone …

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  • 102slam dunk — noun 1. something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion predicting his success was a slam dunk • Derivationally related forms: ↑slam dunk • Hypernyms: ↑certainty, ↑sure thing, ↑foregone conclusion 2. a forceful dunk …

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  • 103foregoneness — noun see foregone * * * foregoneˈness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑fore …

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  • 104Card of reetry — Reentry Re*[ e]n try ( tr?), n. 1. A second or new entry; as, a re[ e]ntry into public life. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the… …

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  • 105departed — adj. 1. past; used of time; as, departed summers. Syn: bygone, bypast, foregone, gone. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. dead; as, our dear departed parents. [euphemistic] Syn: asleep(predicate), at peace(predicate), at rest(predicate), cold, deceased, gone …

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  • 106Excuse — Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of… …

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  • 107Excused — Excuse Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the… …

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  • 108Excusing — Excuse Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the… …

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  • 109Forego — Fore*go , v. t. [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [1913 Webster] Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To relinquish… …

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  • 110Foregoing — Forego Fore*go , v. t. [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [1913 Webster] Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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