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   affair

   /əˈfɛː/

   noun

   • 1. an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to: "the board admitted responsibility for the affair" Similar eventincidenthappeningoccurrencephenomenoneventualityepisodeinterludecircumstanceset of circumstancesadventureexperiencecasematterbusinessthingproceedings
   • ▪ a matter that is a particular person's concern or responsibility: "what you do in your spare time is your affair" Similar businessconcernmatterresponsibilityprovincepreserveinterestproblemworrylookoutinformal:pigeonfuneralheadachebabybailiwick
   • ▪ matters of public interest and importance: "commissions were created to advise on foreign affairs"
   • ▪ business and financial dealings: "his time was spent in winding up his affairs" Similar transactionsconcernsmattersactivitiesdealingsundertakingsventuresproceedingsbusinessfieldsphereinformal:goings-ondoings
   • 2. a sexual relationship between two people, one or both of whom are married to someone else: "his wife is having an affair" Similar relationshiplove affairromanceflingflirtationdallianceliaisonentanglementromantic entanglementinvolvementattachmentaffair of the heartintriguerelationsaffaireaffaire de/du cœuramourinformal:hanky-pankycarry-on
   • 3. an object of a particular type: informal "her dress was a black low-cut affair"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French afaire, from à faire ‘to do’; compare with ado.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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