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affair

af·fair

UK/əˈfɛə/ US/əˈfɛɹ/ common slang

noun

1.

a vaguely specified concern

  • “several matters to attend to”
  • “it is none of your affair”
  • “things are going well”
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2.
3.

a vaguely specified social event

  • “the party was quite an affair”
  • “an occasion arranged to honor the president”
  • “a seemingly endless round of social functions”
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Origin

From Middle English afere, affere, from Old French afaire, from a- + faire (“to do”), from Latin ad- + facere (“to do”).

Phrases

  • affair baby
  • affair of honor
  • affair of honour
  • affair partner
  • emotional affair
  • have an affair
  • love affair
  • Ugandan affairs

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