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dog
What does dog mean?
dog (noun): a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use dog in a sentence?
- The dog barked all night. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce dog?
/dɔɡ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “dog” mean?
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
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a representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc
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the distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker
Not quite: that's what accent means.
the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed
Not quite: that's what authenticity means.
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