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affair
has definitions from the field of sexuality
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[ noun ] a vaguely specified concern
Examples "several matters to attend to" "it is none of your affair" "things are going well" Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)Only when the collage had been exhaustively translated into oil , and transformed by this translation , did Cubism become an affair of positive color and flat , interlocking silhouettes whose legibility and placement created allusions to , if_not the illusion of , unmistakable three-dimensional identities . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Why , oh why , does n't he stick_to preaching the Gospel , instead of meddling in civic affairs , politics , economics , and social issues that are no concern of the Church '' ? (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)My object , rather , is to alert you to an aspect or two of the affair that could have the gravest implications for you , far beyond the legal sanctions society might inflict . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sexuality) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Synonyms Used in print (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)`` Do you think he could be having an affair '' ? (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)Then there was the caterer 's ad which read : `` Are you getting_married or having an affair ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] a vaguely specified social event
Synonyms Examples "the party was quite an affair" "an occasion arranged to honor the president" "a seemingly endless round of social functions" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)It happened at the St._Patrick 's_Day party , a big affair for a regiment which had gone_into battle for over three quarters of a century to the strains of an Irish march . Related terms social_event party ceremony celebration fundraiser sleepover photo_op |
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