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noun • a narrative song with a recurrent refrain • a narrative poem of popular origin adjective satellite • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy • not of or from a profession verb • put into a certain place or abstract location • put in a horizontal position • prepare or position for action or operation • lay eggs • impose as a duty, burden, or punishment | ||||||||
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pronoun • (interrogative) What person or people; which person or people. • (relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people. • (fused relative, archaic outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever. | ||||||||
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noun • the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information | ||||||||
Word Often Misused In Place Of Lie Crossword Clue
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LAY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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LAY
Updated: October 11, 2023
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