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| sense of humour |
| 1. n. The quality of an individual to find certain things funny. |
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| sense |
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| 1. n. Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste. |
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| 2. n. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness. |
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| a sense of security |
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| 3. n. Sound practical or moral judgment. |
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| It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven. |
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| 1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. |
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| 2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". |
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| 3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). |
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| 4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). |
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| There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. |
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| humour |
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| 1. n. The quality of being amusing, comical, funny. |
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| She has a great sense of humour, and I always laugh a lot whenever we get together. |
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| The sensitive subject was treated with humour, but in such way that no one was offended. |
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| 2. n. A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim. |
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| He was in a particularly vile humour that afternoon. |
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