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– BINGE-WATCHV.If you binge-watch a television series, you watch several episodes one after another in a short time.ht...
17/11/2025

– BINGE-WATCH

V.
If you binge-watch a television series, you watch several episodes one after another in a short time.

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– BAIRDN.John Logie. 1888–1946, Scottish engineer: inventor of a 240-line mechanically scanned system of television, r...
16/11/2025

– BAIRD

N.
John Logie. 1888–1946, Scottish engineer: inventor of a 240-line mechanically scanned system of television, replaced in 1935 by a 405-line electrically scanned system

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– AIRWAVES1. PLURAL N.The airwaves is used to refer to the activity of broadcasting on radio and television. For examp...
15/11/2025

– AIRWAVES

1. PLURAL N.
The airwaves is used to refer to the activity of broadcasting on radio and television. For example, if someone says something over the airwaves, they say it on the radio or television.
2. PLURAL N.
Airwaves are the radio waves which are used in radio and television broadcasting.

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–KINDNESS1. UNCOUNTABLE N.Kindness is the quality of being gentle, caring, and helpful.2. COUNTABLE N.A kindness is a ...
14/11/2025

–KINDNESS

1. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Kindness is the quality of being gentle, caring, and helpful.
2. COUNTABLE N.
A kindness is a helpful or considerate act.

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– EX GRATIAAdj.An ex gratia payment is one that is given as a favour or gift and not because it is legally necessary.h...
13/11/2025

– EX GRATIA

Adj.
An ex gratia payment is one that is given as a favour or gift and not because it is legally necessary.

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– UBUNTUN.South Africahumanity or fellow feeling; kindnesshttps://ow.ly/PY1050XnGcR[Image description: ‘Ubuntu' is in ...
12/11/2025

– UBUNTU

N.
South Africa
humanity or fellow feeling; kindness

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– PHILOXENIAN.an act of hospitableness and welcomehttps://ow.ly/HBpQ50XnGbe[Image description: ‘philoxenia' is in blac...
11/11/2025

– PHILOXENIA

N.
an act of hospitableness and welcome

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10/11/2025

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– LARGESSEUNCOUNTABLE N.Largesse is a generous gift of money or a generous act of kindness.https://ow.ly/W4A050XnG9F[I...
10/11/2025

– LARGESSE

UNCOUNTABLE N.
Largesse is a generous gift of money or a generous act of kindness.

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– KOHAN.New Zealanda gift or donation, esp of cashhttps://ow.ly/wHkt50XnG6W[Image description: ‘koha' is in black text...
09/11/2025

– KOHA

N.
New Zealand
a gift or donation, esp of cash

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– OMNIBENEVOLENCEN.unlimited kindness and generosityhttps://ow.ly/cn0a50XnG5f[Image description: ‘omnibenevolence' is ...
08/11/2025

– OMNIBENEVOLENCE

N.
unlimited kindness and generosity

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– STRESSBUSTERN.a product, practice, system, etc that is designed to alleviate stresshttps://ow.ly/jNAJ50XjMB2[Image d...
07/11/2025

– STRESSBUSTER

N.
a product, practice, system, etc that is designed to alleviate stress

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