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CERT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An absolute certainty
Example:
it's a dead cert
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("cert" is a kind of...):
certainty; foregone conclusion; sure thing (something that is certain)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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