Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of
phrase .
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- abbreviation
phrase ,phrasal
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Formerly used before the vb., now only at the end of a sentence or clause, and chiefly in phr. before or after, or … In combination with another adv. of time or adverbial phrase, soon after, long after, an hour, a year after.
English in the Times 2008
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Formerly used before the vb., now only at the end of a sentence or clause, and chiefly in phr. before or after, or … In combination with another adv. of time or adverbial phrase, soon after, long after, an hour, a year after.
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Formerly used before the vb., now only at the end of a sentence or clause, and chiefly in phr. before or after, or … In combination with another adv. of time or adverbial phrase, soon after, long after, an hour, a year after.
English in the Times 2008
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Physicians for Human Rights (Israel) * Website: www. phr.org.il/phr
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Lth. 1956; in imper. = let alone, not to mention; hence phr. haud awa frae, with the exception of ne.
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© Oxford University Press 2003 spander-new, adj. phr.
November 27th, 2003 stakebait 2003
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The early form anende may have been influenced by the prec. phr.
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CELEBRANT: N'kgnath ki'q Az-Athoth r'jyarh wh'fagh zhasa phr-tga nyena phragn'glu.
The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - UFO Section 4 2010
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Ki'q Az-Athoth r'jyarh wh'fagh zhasa phr-tga nyena phragn'glu.
The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - UFO Section 4 2010
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"Hell for breakfast" ( "Hell-bent for breakfast") adv Also hell-bent for breakfast chiefly West Cf hell-for-leather adv, hell-bent for election adv phr 1, hell-to-breakfast, from
The Big Apple 2010
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