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ie

/aɪ/

Meanings
adverb
(initialism) That is, namely, in other words, that is to say.

Examples :

"While the final episode was made, the show itself was immediately cancelled after the penultimate episode i.e. the final episode never aired."
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immediately adverb

/əˈmiːdi.ətli/

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

"I hope we can begin immediately."

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after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

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penultimate noun

/pɪˈnʌltɪmət/

A penult, a next-to-last thing, particularly:

"The penultimate chapter of the history textbook was about the Civil War. "

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other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

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itself pronoun

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

"The door closed by itself"

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words noun

/wɜːdz/

The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

"The teacher wrote new vocabulary words on the board. "

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episode noun

/ˈɛpɪsəʊd/ /ˈɛpɪsoʊd/

An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

"It was a most embarrassing episode in my life."

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namely adverb

/ˈneɪmli/

Specifically; that is to say.

"Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have trouble with geometry."

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initialism noun

/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/

A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

"BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation."

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cancelled verb

/ˈkænsəld/ /ˈkænsld/

To cross out something with lines etc.

"She cancelled the incorrect answer on the test with a thick black line. "

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while noun

/waɪl/

An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

"He lectured for quite a long while."

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final noun

/ˈfaɪ.nəl/

A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

"The final for history was on Friday. "