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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. from 16th c.
  • An indefinite period of time (usually with some qualifying word). from 18th c.
  • A period of rest; time off. from 19th c.
  • A period of (work or other activity). from 18th c.
  • A shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour. from 16th c.
  • from 20th c.
  • dialectal A splinter, usually of wood.
  • Speech]], discourse. {{defdate|8th-15th c.
  • from 19th c.
  • Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. from 16th c.

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Verb:

  • sometimes with ?out? To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. from 16th c.
  • 9th-16th c.
  • Of letters: to compose (a word). from 19th c.
  • To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort. from 14th c.
  • figurative To indicate that (some event) will occur. from 19th c.
  • figurative|with ?out? To clarify; to explain in detail. from 20th c.
  • transitive To work in place of (someone).

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