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affair

af.fair \*-'fa(*)r, -'fe(*)r\ n also af.faire also affaire [ME & MF; ME 
   affaire, fr. MF, fr. a faire to do] pl  1a: commercial, professional, or 
   public business  1b: MATTER, CONCERN  2: a procedure, action, or occasion 
   only vaguely specified; also :  an object or collection of objects only 
   vaguely specified 3a: a romantic or passionate attachment typically of 
   limited duration : (MLIAISON 3b: a matter occasioning public anxiety, 
   controversy, or scandal : CAS E