noun
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a level or degree in a process of development, growth or change; a stage.
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a place where a stop is made on a journey or where the procession of a deity, is stopped for a brief time; a stage.
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the storey or storyes of a building above the ground-floor.
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a farm land of medium quality.
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a dry field or a land not irrigated, which is of medium quality.