(~s)
1.
A ~ of land is a very large area of land.
A vast ~ of land is ready for development...
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2.
A ~ is a short article expressing a strong opinion on a religious, moral, or political subject in order to try to influence people’s attitudes.
She produced a feminist ~, ‘Comments on Birth-Control’, in 1930.
= pamphlet
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3.
A ~ is a system of organs and tubes in an animal’s or person’s body that has a particular function, especially the function of processing a substance in the body. (MEDICAL)
Foods are broken down in the digestive ~...
...urinary ~ infections.
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