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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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adjective

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

queuing

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/kyoo-ing/

The act of waiting in a line or forming a line; the process of joining a queue.

In a Sentence

Students spent the morning queuing for the new cafeteria lunch line.

Origin

Late 15th century, from French queue “tail,” originally meaning a line of people.

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