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S0286800 (sûr′vĭs)n.1. a. Work that is done for others as an occupation or business: has done service for us as a consultant.b. The performance of work or duties for a superior or as a servant: found the butler's service to be excellent.c. An act or a variety of work done for others, especially for pay: offers a superior service to that of his competitors; provides full catering services.2. a. Assistance; help: was of great service to him during his illness.b. An act of assistance or benefit; a favor: My friend did me a service in fixing the door.3. a. The serving of food or the manner in which it is served: The service was good, but the food was lousy.b. A set of dishes or utensils: a silver tea service.4. a. Employment in duties or work for another, as for a government: has been in the company's service for 15 years.b. A government branch or department and its employees: the diplomatic service.c. A department or branch of a hospital staff that provides specified patient care: the anesthesiology service.5. a. The armed forces of a nation: joined the service right after college.b. A branch of the armed forces of a nation.6. a. The installation, maintenance, or repairs provided or guaranteed by a dealer or manufacturer: a dealer with full parts and service.b. The provision to the public of something, especially a utility: a town without sewer service.c. The system or equipment used to provide something to the public: The electrical service was damaged in the storm.7. Sports a. The right of serving in many court games.b. A serve: Her first service hit the net.8. A religious rite or formal ceremony: held services in the evening; a memorial service.9. Copulation with a female animal. Used of male animals, especially studs.10. Law The serving of a legal process, such as a summons or court order.11. The material, such as cord, used in binding or wrapping rope.12. An answering service.tr.v. ser·viced, ser·vic·ing, ser·vic·es 1. To make fit for use; adjust, repair, or maintain: service a car.2. To provide services to: That cable company services most households in the area.3. To make interest payments on (a debt).4. a. To copulate with (a female animal). Used of a male animal, especially studs.b. Slang To have sex with.adj.1. Of or relating to the armed forces of a country.2. Intended for use in supplying or serving: a service elevator; the service entrance.3. Offering repairs or maintenance: a service guarantee; a road service area.4. Offering services to the public in response to need or demand: a service industry.Idioms: at (someone's) service Ready to help or be of use. be of service To be ready to help or be useful.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin servitium, slavery, from servus, slave.]Usage Note: The verb service is used principally in the sense "to repair or maintain": service the washing machine. Exceptions to this usage include specialized senses in finance (service a debt) and animal breeding (service a mare). Serve means "to supply goods or services to," as in One radio network serves three states.

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(ˈsɜːvɪs) n1. an act of help or assistance2. an organized system of labour and material aids used to supply the needs of the public: telephone service; bus service. 3. (Commerce) the supply, installation, or maintenance of goods carried out by a dealer4. the state of availability for use by the public (esp in the phrases into or out of service)5. a periodic overhaul made on a car, machine, etc6. the act or manner of serving guests, customers, etc, in a shop, hotel, restaurant, etc7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a department of public employment and its employees: civil service. 8. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) employment in or performance of work for another: he has been in the service of our firm for ten years. 9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the work of a public servant10. (Military) a. one of the branches of the armed forcesb. (as modifier): service life. 11. the state, position, or duties of a domestic servant (esp in the phrase in service)12. the act or manner of serving food13. a complete set of dishes, cups, etc, for use at table14. (Ecclesiastical Terms) public worship carried out according to certain prescribed forms: divine service. 15. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the prescribed form according to which a specific kind of religious ceremony is to be carried out: the burial service. 16. (Anglicanism) a unified collection of musical settings of the canticles and other liturgical items prescribed by the Book of Common Prayer as used in the Church of England17. (Music, other) a unified collection of musical settings of the canticles and other liturgical items prescribed by the Book of Common Prayer as used in the Church of England18. (General Sporting Terms) sport a. the act, manner, or right of serving a ballb. the game in which a particular player serves: he has lost his service. Often shortened to: serve 19. (Law) (in feudal law) the duty owed by a tenant to his lord20. (Law) the serving of a writ, summons, etc, upon a person21. (Nautical Terms) nautical a length of tarred marline or small stuff used in serving22. (Zoology) (of male animals) the act of mating23. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (modifier) of, relating to, or for the use of servants or employees24. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (modifier) serving the public rather than producing goodsvb (tr) 25. to provide service or services26. to make fit for use27. to supply with assistance28. to overhaul (a car, machine, etc)29. (Zoology) (of a male animal) to mate with (a female)30. (Banking & Finance) Brit to meet interest and capital payments on (debt)[C12 servise, from Old French, from Latin servitium condition of a slave, from servus a slave]

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(ˈsɜːvɪs) n (Plants) See service tree

Service

(ˈsɜːvɪs) n (Biography) Robert (William). 1874–1958, Canadian poet, born in England; noted for his ballad-like poems of gold-rush era Yukon, such as 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew'; his books include Songs of a Sourdough (1907)

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(ˈsɜr vɪs)

n., adj., v. -iced, -ic•ing. n. 1. an act of helpful activity; help; aid. 2. the supplying or supplier of utilities, commodities, or other facilities that meet a public need, as water, electricity, communication, or transportation. 3. the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance or repair: guaranteed service and parts. 4. the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service. 5. the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant. 6. employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc. 7. a department of public employment, or the body of public servants in it: the diplomatic service. 8. the duty or work of public servants. 9. a. the armed forces: in the service. b. a branch of the armed forces. 10. the actions required in loading and firing a cannon. 11. Often, services. the performance of any duties or work for another: medical services. 12. something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit. 13. Also called divine service. public religious worship according to prescribed form and order. 14. a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: the marriage service. 15. the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc. 16. a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy. 17. a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use. 18. answering service. 19. Law. the serving of a process or writ upon a person. 20. (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) a. the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve. b. the ball or shuttlecock as put into play. 21. the mating of a female animal with the male. adj. 22. of service; useful. 23. of, pertaining to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food. 24. supplying services rather than products or goods: the service professions. 25. supplying maintenance and repair: a service center for electrical appliances. 26. of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces or one of them. 27. providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service: a service contract. v.t. 28. to make fit for use; repair or restore: to service an automobile. 29. to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services. 30. (of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal). 31. to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments. [before 1100; late Old English serfise ceremony < Old French servise, service < Latin servitium servitude, derivative of serv(us) slave]

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n. a service tree, esp. Sorbus domestica. [1520–30; earlier serves, pl. of obsolete serve service tree, Middle English; Old English syrfe < Vulgar Latin *sorbea, derivative of Latin sorbus sorb¹]

Ser•vice

(ˈsɜr vɪs)

n. Robert W(illiam), 1874–1958, Canadian writer.

Service

the settings for a table; sets of dishes, etc.Examples: service of china, 1788; of gilt plate, 1669; of plate; of tableware.

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Past participle: serviced
Gerund: servicing

Imperative
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Present
I service
you service
he/she/it services
we service
you service
they service

Preterite
I serviced
you serviced
he/she/it serviced
we serviced
you serviced
they serviced

Present Continuous
I am servicing
you are servicing
he/she/it is servicing
we are servicing
you are servicing
they are servicing

Present Perfect
I have serviced
you have serviced
he/she/it has serviced
we have serviced
you have serviced
they have serviced

Past Continuous
I was servicing
you were servicing
he/she/it was servicing
we were servicing
you were servicing
they were servicing

Past Perfect
I had serviced
you had serviced
he/she/it had serviced
we had serviced
you had serviced
they had serviced

Future
I will service
you will service
he/she/it will service
we will service
you will service
they will service

Future Perfect
I will have serviced
you will have serviced
he/she/it will have serviced
we will have serviced
you will have serviced
they will have serviced

Future Continuous
I will be servicing
you will be servicing
he/she/it will be servicing
we will be servicing
you will be servicing
they will be servicing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been servicing
you have been servicing
he/she/it has been servicing
we have been servicing
you have been servicing
they have been servicing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been servicing
you will have been servicing
he/she/it will have been servicing
we will have been servicing
you will have been servicing
they will have been servicing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been servicing
you had been servicing
he/she/it had been servicing
we had been servicing
you had been servicing
they had been servicing

Conditional
I would service
you would service
he/she/it would service
we would service
you would service
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Past Conditional
I would have serviced
you would have serviced
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The stroke that starts each point, played from behind the base line into the service court diagonally opposite.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)facility - a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"national service - compulsory service in the military during peacetimeutility - the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"
	2.	service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"child care, childcare - a service involving care for other people's childrencommunity service - an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentencecommunity service, public service - a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutionshelp desk, helpdesk - a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer networkseating - the service of ushering people to their seatsdisservice, ill service, ill turn - an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"
	3.	service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"divine service, religious servicereligious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaningchurch service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"devotional - a short religious serviceprayer meeting, prayer service - a service at which people sing hymns and pray togetherchapel service, chapel - a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar; "he was late for chapel"committal service - service committing a body to the grave; "the committal service will be held next Monday"none - a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earliervesper - a late afternoon or evening worship servicewatch night - a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)invocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
	4.	service - a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulationcompany - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation, utility - a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
	5.	service - employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service"employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
	6.	service - a force that is a branch of the armed forcesarmed service, military servicearmy, ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or statenaval forces, navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfarecoastguard - a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal watersMarines - members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at seaair force, airforce - the airborne branch of a country's armed forcesmilitary force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
	7.	Service - Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)Robert William Service
	8.	service - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"avail, helphelpfulness - the property of providing useful assistance
	9.	service - tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at tabletable servicedinner service, dinner set - a table service for serving dinnerplace setting, setting - a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"tableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
	10.	service - the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"servicingmating, pairing, sexual union, union, coupling, conjugation - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
	11.	service - (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to himactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"socage - land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military servicemilitary service - land tenure by service in the lord's armyknight's service - land tenure by service to the lord as a knightcommon law, precedent, case law - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
	12.	service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"servesquash rackets, squash racquets, squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled racketsbadminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a netlawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the courttennis shot, tennis stroke - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racketace - a serve that the receiver is unable to reachfault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"net ball, let - a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
	13.	service - the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena"service of process, servingbringing, delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
	14.	service - periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"inspection and repair, overhaulmaintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"interim overhaul - an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling
	15.	service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"curb service - service provided to customers who remain in their vehiclesself-service - the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)valet parking - a service provided (at a club or restaurant or airport etc.) whereby a patron leaves a car at the entrance and an attendant parks and retrieves itaccommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
Verb	1.	service - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"servefunction, operate, work, run, go - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"serve, function - serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
	2.	service - make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"tune, tune up - adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"
	3.	service - mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"servestand - be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

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noun1. facility, system, resource, utility, amenity a campaign for better social services2. waiting, attendance, serving of food, waiters or waitresses clean restaurants with respectable service and fair prices3. ceremony, ritual, worship, rite, function, ordinance, observance, sacrament, liturgy The President was attending the morning service.4. work, labour, employment, business, office, duty, employ If a young woman did not have a dowry, she went into domestic service.5. check, servicing, routine check, maintenance check The car needs a service.plural noun1. help, assistance, aid, offices, helping hand, ministrations They have offered their services free of charge.2. armed forces, forces, military, army, navy, marines, air force, armed services People joined the services entirely on a voluntary basis.verb1. overhaul, check, maintain, tune (up), repair, go over, fine tune, recondition, keep in good condition, give a maintenance check to Make sure that all gas fires are serviced annually.2. pay off, clear, settle, square, discharge, liquidate, pay in full A quarter of the country's earnings go to service a foreign debt.be of service to someone assist, help, serve, benefit, aid, be helpful, be valuable, be of use, be advantageous, be of assistance, give a helping hand to That is, after all, the primary reason we live - to be of service to others.in service working, in use, in operation Equipment has been kept in service long after it should have been replaced.out of service out of action, not working, out of order, not functioning, out of commission, on the blink (slang), inoperative The photocopier is out of service today.

service

noun1. The condition of being put to use:application, duty, employment, use, utilization.2. A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual:ceremonial, ceremony, liturgy, observance, office, rite, ritual.3. A kindly act:favor, good turn, grace, indulgence, kindness.Archaic: benefit.

Translations

服务服役检修礼拜式维修

service

(ˈsəːvis) noun1. the process of serving customers in a hotel, shop etc. You get very slow service in that shop; (also adjective) a service charge on a hotel bill.服务2. the act of doing something to help. He was rewarded for his service to refugees.帮助3. the condition or work of a servant. In the last century, many young women went into service; She had been in service as a kitchen maid; He has given faithful service to the church for many years.帮佣4. a check made of all parts of eg a car, machine etc to ensure that it is in a good condition. Bring your car in for a service. 检修，维修 5. a regular public supply of something eg transport. a good train service into the city. 公共设施，公共服务系统 6. a regular meeting for worship, or a religious ceremony (in church). He attends a church service every Sunday. （教堂）礼拜式 7. in tennis and similar games, the act or manner of serving the ball. He has a strong service.发球8. a department of public or government work. the Civil Service. 行服��机构 9. (often in plural) one of the three fighting forces, the army, navy or air force. 军种（三军之一） 10. employment in one of these. military service. （部队）服役 verb to check (a car, machine etc) thoroughly to ensure that it works properly. 检修ˈserviceable adjective (negative unserviceable). 1. useful; capable of being used. This tractor is so old it is barely serviceable now.有用的2. hard-wearing. He walks to school every day, so he must have serviceable shoes.耐用的ˈserviceman – feminine ˈservicewoman – noun a person in one of the armed services. 军人service station a petrol station with facilities for servicing cars etc. 附汽修服务的加油站

service

→ 技术维修zhCN, 服务zhCN

Is there a service charge to pay? (US)
Is there a booking fee to pay? (UK) → 需要付手续费吗？
Is there a charge for the service? → 这是收费服务吗？
Call the breakdown service, please → 请给故障维修服务部门打电话
Is there room service? → 有没有客房送餐服务？
Is there a service charge? (US)
Is there a booking fee? (UK) → 需要收取订票费吗？
Where is the nearest mountain rescue station? (US)
Where is the nearest mountain rescue service post? (UK) → 附近哪儿有山地救援站？
Is there a laundry service? → 有洗衣服务吗？
I want to complain about the service → 我对你们的服务有意见
Which pharmacy provides emergency service? → 哪家药房提供急病服务？
Is there child care service? (US)
Is there a child-minding service? (UK) → 有儿童照看服务吗？
Is service included? → 包含服务费吗？
The service was terrible → 服务很糟糕

Service

Related to Service: service industry, Customer service

Service

Any duty or labor performed for another person.

The delivery of a legal document that notifies the recipient of the commencement of a legal action or proceeding in which he or she is involved.

The term service has various meanings, depending upon the context of the word.

Under feudal law, tenants had a duty to render service to their lords in exchange for use of the land. The service required could take many forms: monetary payments, farm products, loyalty, attendance upon the lord as an armed horseman, carrying the king's banner, providing a sword or a lance, or plowing or other farm labor done for the king.

In contract law, service refers to an act or deed, rather than property. It is a duty or labor done by a laborer under the direction and control of the one for whom the service is performed. The term implies that the recipient of the service selects and compensates the laborer. It is the occupation, condition, or status of being a servant and often describes every kind of employment relationship. In addition, service may be used to denote employment for the government, as in the terms civil service, military service or the armed service, or public service.

In the area of domestic relations, the term refers to the uncompensated work, guidance, and upkeep an injured or deceased family member previously provided for the family; the injury or death of the provider of these services means that the work will have to be obtained from another source and at a price. In this context the term traditionally was restricted to the "services" of a wife under the theory that the husband's duty was to provide support and the wife's duty was to provide service. After injury to his wife, a husband could bring an action on his own behalf against the responsible party for compensation of the loss of her aid, assistance, comfort, and society. The modern view holds that a wife may also sue for the loss of assistance and society of her husband.

Service also means the delivery of a writ, summons and complaint, criminal summons, or other notice or order by an authorized server upon another. Proper service thereby provides official notification that a legal action or proceeding against an individual has been commenced.

Cross-references

Feudalism; Service of Process.

service

n. 1) paid work by another person, either by contract or as an employee. "Personal services" is work that is either unique (such as an artist or actor) or based on a person's particular relationship to employer (such as a butler, nanny, traveling companion or live-in health care giver). 2) the domestic activities of a wife, including the marital relationship (consortium), are legally considered "services" for which a deprived husband may sue a person who has caused injury to his wife. 3) the official delivery of legal documents ("service of process") such as a summons, subpena, complaint, order to show cause (order to appear to show reasons why a judge should not make a particular order), writ (court order), or notice to quit the premises, as well as delivery by mail or in person of documents to opposing attorneys or parties, such as answers, motions, points and authorities, demands and responses. (See: employment, personal services, loss of consortium, service of process)

SERVICE, contracts. The being employed to serve another.
2. In cases of seduction, the gist of the action is not injury which the seducer has inflicted on the parent by destroying his peace of mind, and the reputation of his child, but for the consequent inability to perform those services for which she was accountable to her master or her parent who assumes this character for the purpose Vide Seduction, and 2 Mees. & W. 539; 7 Car. & P. 528.

SERVICE, feudal law. That duty which the tenant owes to his lord, by reason of his fee or estate.
2. The services, in respect of their quality, were either free or base, and in respect of their quantity and the time of exacting them, were either certain or uncertain. 2 Bl. Com. 62.
3. In the civil law by service is sometimes understood servitude. (q.v.)

SERVICE, practice. To execute a writ or process; as, to serve a writ of capias signifies to arrest a defendant under the process; Kirby, 48; 2 Aik. R. 338; 11 Mass. 181; to serve a summons, is to deliver a copy of it at the house of the party, or to deliver it to him personally, or to read it to him; notices and other papers are served by delivering the same at the house of the party, or to him in person.
2. When the service of a writ is prevented by the act of the party on whom it is to be served, it will, in general, be sufficient if the officer do everything in his power to serve it. 39 Eng. C. L. R. 431 1 M. & G. 238.

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noun facility

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noun waiting

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noun ceremony

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noun work

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noun armed forces

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noun the condition of being put to use

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noun a formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual

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noun a kindly act

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noun work done by one person or group that benefits another

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noun an act of help or assistance

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noun the act of public worship following prescribed rules

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