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Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Ellipsis of of course. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, hypercorrect, not-comparable

   "“Huck, have you ever told anybody about that?” “’Bout what?” “You know what.” “Oh—’course I haven’t.”"

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"“Huck, have you ever told anybody about that?” “’Bout what?” “You know what.” “Oh—’course I haven’t.”"

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