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definition of search
noun
uncountable: the process of searching for information on the Internet, or the business and technology that supports this
Founded in 1995, Yahoo was quick to get into search (The Guardian, 19 Jan 2012)
Submitted by: Michael Rundell from United Kingdom on 20/01/2012 16:01:00
Definition of search from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online
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vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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glottal stop
a sound made by stopping air as it passes through your throat. In some varieties of spoken...
