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official
Adjective
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Something that is official is approved by some authority.
The letter was an official document from the president.
official
Noun
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An official is a person who has certain authority.
That government official collects taxes.
holding
Noun
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Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
He sold his holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.
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A determination of law made by a court.
It was the holding of the Supreme Court that illegally obtained evidence could not be used at trial.
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A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
lifetime
Noun
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A lifetime is the duration of the life of someone or something.
appointment
Noun
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A formal agreement to meet or visit someone (for example, a doctor) at a certain time and place.
I have a doctor's appointment at 3:00 tomorrow.
Let's make an appointment for lunch on Tuesday next week.