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This tag is for questions about the meaning of a word, which a dictionary cannot answer. If the question is about the meaning of a word that can't be understood outside its phrase or sentence, the "meaning-in-context" tag should be also used; for the meaning of a phrase, use the "phrase-meaning" tag instead. Your question should normally include the dictionary definition of the word, and explain how the dictionary does not answer your question.

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What is the meaning of "a sense of failure over never..."

Logue is a man who must cure his own demons – a sense of failure over never having made it as a professional actor – and who is everywhere patronised as a colonial. Sense of failure didn't allow …
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What's the exact meaning of "a role dispatched with some....and so on

Could ypu please explain and paraphrase the last part of the sentence. The whole sentence: "Colin Firth gives a warm and sympathetic performance as Bertie, the Duke Of York, an introverted and unc …
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What's the meaning of "appeal to" in this context?

mainly nonverbal means which appeal to the cliché of a prototypical Spanish coastal village, thus responding more to the expectations of foreigners than of Spaniards even in the original; What's the meaning … And what is the meaning of "appeal" as a noun in linguistics? …
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what is an "associate orchestra"?

I get stuck with this word combination and can't understand the meaning of the word associate in this context: The BBC SO is the associate orchestra of the Barbican Centre in London, where it gives …
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What is "the socially relevant tradition in cinema" relating to?

The world of American cinema is so far-reaching a topic that it deserves, and often receives, volumes of its own. Hollywood (in Los Angeles, California), of course, immediately comes to mind, as do …
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Who are "the Leavers" and "the Remainers"?

The context is Brexit and its consequences. Perhaps this question is obvious, but in my country it is difficult to find information about this topic. Could you please explain me in short what these p …
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what's the meaning of "the leadership is turning on itself"?

Impatience is rising and the leadership is turning on itself. One camp wants Mrs May to sack Mr Johnson, who has been writing articles clearly dissenting from the government line; another camp wants t …
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The meaning of the word "handsome"

I have read a film review and i'm confused now with the word "handsome" and "a clever anti-Pygmalion" in this sentence: Blockquote This handsome movie about the abdication crisis and George VI's s …