noun
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the fact of being united; a union; a combination.
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the fastening of a horse, ox, etc. to the yoke of a cart, plough, etc. with a cord; harness.
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the act or practice of observing or keeping, a code, duty, custom, rule, etc.; observance.
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an action planned to achieve something usu. by deceiving, cheating, outwitting, etc.; an artifice; a trick; stratagem.
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the quality of being ingenious; cleverness originality, skill, etc.; ingenuity.
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something not revealed, understood or explained; mystery.
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(log.) use of reason; reasoning.
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(rhet.) the sequence followed in a play, novel, etc.
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a hinting of one's intention using symbols or enigmatic words.
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an act of cheating using pretentious methods.