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Word: File
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘string documents on a thread or wire to keep them in order’): from French filer ‘to string’, fil ‘a thread’, both from Latin filum ‘a thread’. Compare with file
fʌɪl
a folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference
Short Definition:folder or box for holding loose papers
Examples:- a file of correspondence
a number of issues and responsibilities relating to a particular policy area
Short Definition:issues relating to particular policy area
Examples:- what progress has the Prime Minister made on the unity file?
Word: File
Speech Type: Verb
fʌɪl
place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order
Short Definition:place in file
Examples:- the contract, when signed, is filed
- he still had the moment filed away in his memory
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