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Part of Speech: noun
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1.
The pointing of a
weapon,
as a
gun, a
dart,
or an arrow,
in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck;
the line of fire;
the direction of anything,
as a spear, a
blow, a
discourse, a
remark,
towards a
particular point or object,
with a
view to strike or affect it.
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Examples of usage:
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You did that on purpose. - "King of the Castle", George Manville Fenn.
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He went for that purpose." - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
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Had he not come up on purpose to see her? - "The New Rector", Stanley J. Weyman.
