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service
Noun
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An action or work by one person that can be consumed by another person.
Hair care is a service industry.
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A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
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The military.
I did three years of service before coming here.
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A set of dishes or utensils.
She brought out the silver tea service.
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The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
The player had four service faults in the set.
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A religious rite or ritual.
The funeral service was good.
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The serving, or delivery, of a document requiring someone to appear in a court of law.
The service happened yesterday.
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That which is provided by the government or its agents.
The Job Centre provides a service to the unemployed.
service
Verb
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If you service something, you serve them.
They service the customer base.
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If you service something, you perform maintenance on them.
He is going to service the car.
quality
Noun
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Goodness.
This cloth is full of quality.
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The way something or someone is (frequently a good way).
Being truthful is his best quality.
The meat was of poor quality.
quality
Adjective
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Something that is quality is well-made or has good value.
We sell quality lightbulbs that will last for very long time.
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A quality item is a very good one.
Here is a quality computer.
metrics
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noun
(= prosody)
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification