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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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Dictionary Entry

queues

Part of SpeechnounPronunciationkyooz

A line of people or things waiting for something, or a list of tasks waiting to be done.

In a Sentence

“Students formed long queues outside the cafeteria during lunchtime.”

Origin

From French 'queue' meaning 'tail'.

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Synonyms

lineswaitsrowsfilesprocessions

Antonyms

direct serviceno waitingdisorder

Related Words

queuequeuingqueuedlinewaitorderprocessdata structure

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