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Word: Case
Speech Type: Noun
Old English casus (in case (sense 4)), from Latin casus ‘fall’, related to cadere ‘to fall’; subsequently reinforced by Old French cas; in case (sense 4) directly from Latin, translating Greek ptōsis, literally ‘fall’
keɪs
an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring
Short Definition:instance
Examples:- a case of mistaken identity
- in many cases farmers do have a deep feeling for their land
an instance of a disease, injury, or problem
Short Definition:instance of disease
Examples:- 200,000 cases of hepatitis B
a legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law
Short Definition:legal action
Examples:- a libel case
- a former employee brought the case against the council
any of the forms of a noun, adjective, or pronoun that express the semantic relation of the word to other words in the sentence
Short Definition:form of word
Examples:- the accusative case
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