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[ verb ] discuss or mention
Synonyms Examples "They spoke of many things" Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)I speak_of `` the largest possible measure '' because any person who supposes that these conditions can be universally and perfectly achieved - ever - reckons without the inherent imperfectability of himself and his fellow human_beings , and is therefore a dangerous man to have around . Here I do not speak_of military power where our advantage is obvious and overwhelming but of political power - of influence , if you will - about which the relevant questions are : (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)He spoke_of the season of dryness and dust , brought by the monsoon from the northeast , in_harmony with the season of rain and mud , brought by the monsoon from the southwest . (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)He also spoke_of `` the wealth piled by the bondsman 's two_hundred_and_fifty years in unrequited toil '' . (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)Of Gustavus_Adolphus and Charles_12 , it is unnecessary to speak . |
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