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Appliance
Pronunciation : Ap*pli"ance
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of applying; application; [Obs.] subservience. Shak.
2. The thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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