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Meaning of names in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    names

    Definitions

    1. verbal abuse

    Examples

    • « a crude substitute for argument »

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  • « And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of the United States to remind the American people that we are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation. »
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