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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Kikuyu Affair
• Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, Congregation
• Congregation for the Affairs of Religious
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Affair
Webster Dictionary
• Self-Affairs
• Affair
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• The Affair of the Diamond Necklace
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Damascus Affair
• Fornaraki Affair
• Konitz Affair
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• מַלְכוּ
• עֲבִידָה
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(1):

(n.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.

(2):

(n.) Action; endeavor.

(3):

(n.) A material object (vaguely designated).

(4):

(n.) Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.

(5):

(n.) That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; - often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius.