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Maurice Proper noun

— Maurice is a male given name.

pate

— noun the top of the head — noun liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

award Noun

— An award is something that you give to someone who has done something very well. Each year, Westinghouse announces the winners of its awards for the best high-school science projects. He won the National League's Most Valuable Player award in 2007. — An award is money that a court decides should be given to somebody who has won a legal case. The lawyer often takes 10 to 30 percent of any awards of damages.

award Verb

— If you award somebody something, you officially give it to them, usually because they have done something well. A total of $205,000 in prize money will be awarded, with $50,000 for the winner and $25,000 for second place. — If you award somebody something, you officially decide that somebody should receive money or a contract. The judge ruled that the company had no just cause for dismissing Morsi, and he was awarded damages. The company was awarded a contract worth $2.3 billion to build the new highway.

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