Word of the Day:
Alibi
PRONUNCIATION: [al-uh-bahy]
MEANING:
noun: Proof of being elsewhere at the time of a crime
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ETYMOLOGY: 1720–30; < Latin alibī (adv.): in or at another place.
USAGE: (1) His doctor is his alibi: he was in surgery at the time of the murder.
(2) No body could confirm his alibi that she was at the movies.
SYNONYMS: excuse, apology, defense, justification, plea, reason
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Alibi
PRONUNCIATION: [al-uh-bahy]
MEANING:
noun: Proof of being elsewhere at the time of a crime
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ETYMOLOGY: 1720–30; < Latin alibī (adv.): in or at another place.
(2) No body could confirm his alibi that she was at the movies.
SYNONYMS: excuse, apology, defense, justification, plea, reason
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