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excuse

Definition:

(nou) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. (nou) a note explaining an absence (nou) a poor example

Phonetic Transcription:

ɪkˈskjuːz

Examples:

However, in the absence of a reasonable excuse it is detestable.

You use the reason they are underpopulated as an excuse.

That is not excusable, and I'm not trying to excuse it.

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