/ sɜːt; NAmE sɜːrt/ noun
( BrE , informal ) a thing that is sure to happen or be successful
SYN certainty :
That horse is a dead cert for (= is sure to win) the next race.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of certainty .
/ sɜːt; NAmE sɜːrt/ noun
( BrE , informal ) a thing that is sure to happen or be successful
SYN certainty :
That horse is a dead cert for (= is sure to win) the next race.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of certainty .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005