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wage
Verb
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If you wage a battle, war, or campaign for or against something, you fight or work hard for or against it.
After his death in 1990, a five-year battle was waged in court for control of the $72 million estate.
the Iranians hate Iraq for the war that they waged against them for eight years.
This is the beginning of a long legal battle, similar to the campaign waged against the tobacco industry.
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.
contest
Noun
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A contest is where people do a quiz or play a game to win a prize.
He took part in the contest as he wanted to win the first prize.