(~s)
An ~ is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important. (FORMAL)
...the growing demand in Wales for recognition that it was not just an ~ to England...
N-COUNT: oft N of/to n
(~s)
An ~ is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important. (FORMAL)
...the growing demand in Wales for recognition that it was not just an ~ to England...
N-COUNT: oft N of/to n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012