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Meanings of familiar word in English

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Usage of familiar word in English
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Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
Boy Scouts in a Submarine; Or, Searching an Ocean Floor
2
Stress is a familiar word, synonymous with the world we live in.
The Irish Times
3
The little familiar word that is on everybody's lips, every hour in the day.
The Woman in White
4
He read the poem through, although he knew each dear, familiar word of it.
There was a King in Egypt
5
Some part of you just filled in a familiar word.
The Wise Man’s Fear
6
At the familiar word-Jowettalways called him Chief-asmile slowly stole across his face.
The World for Sale, Volume 3.
7
For those who invest in the stock market "risk" is a familiar word.
Reuters
8
So, this new name had served as a familiar word to him on his adventure.
Cormac: the tale of a dog gone missing
9
The familiar word of command restrained him long enough for me to secure his attention.
His Sombre Rivals
10
An old familiar word got an airing yesterday, sequencing.
The Irish Times
11
It seemed to him that he'd seen a familiar word on that page of the pamphlet.
Spiral
12
At that familiar word the dog began digging so frantically that the sand flew in every direction.
Georgina of the Rainbows
13
Brander Matthews has recorded a curious divergence of imagery aroused by the familiar word "forest."
A Study of Poetry
14
The vision of Miss Groby was before him when the little girl mentioned the old, familiar word.
The new yorker
15
Christal drew back a little at the familiar word and manner, as though she did not quite like it.
Olive: A Novel
16
It is a familiar word.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
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United Kingdom
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