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97%4Exact Match!
noun

• the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

75%10Exact Match!
noun

• an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing

75%8Exact Match!
noun

• the message that is intended or expressed or signified

• the idea that is intended

adjective satellite

• rich in significance or implication

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New York Times09 Nov 2006 Down 36
New York Times10 Jan 1999 Down 112
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