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  • 21Plain language — NOTOC Plain language, also referred to as simple language or clear language , is clear, modern, unpretentious language carefully written to ease understanding. It is a reaction to the alleged gobbledygook (aka Legal English) used by lawyers and… …

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  • 22Plain Language Movement — The Plain Language Movement is an effort to eliminate overly complex language from academia, government, law, and business. The two international organizations in the movement are * Plain Language Association International, (PLAIN), formerly the… …

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  • 23plain — plain1 plainly, adv. plainness, n. /playn/, adj., plainer, plainest, adv., n. adj. 1. clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view. 2. clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one s… …

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  • 24plain — 1. adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 a (of food, sewing, decoration, etc.) uncomplicated; not elaborate; unembellished; simple. b without a decorative pattern. 4 (esp. of a… …

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  • 25plain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ The horses galloped across the open plains. ▪ rolling ▪ miles of rolling plain, made fertile by the river ▪ great …

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  • 26plain — [[t]pleɪn[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) clear or distinct to the eye or ear: in plain view[/ex] 2) clear to the mind; evident: to make one s meaning plain[/ex] 3) easily understood: plain talk[/ex] 4) downright; sheer; utter: plain stupidity[/ex] …

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  • 27plain — I. /pleɪn / (say playn) adjective 1. clear or distinct to the eye or ear: leaving a plain trail. 2. clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one s meaning plain. 3. conveying the meaning clearly or simply; easily understood:… …

  • 28plain — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament more at plaint Date: 14th century archaic complain II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin planum, from… …

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  • 29plain-saw — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: plain (VI) : tangent saw * * * /playn saw /, v.t., plain sawed, plain sawed or plain sawn, plain sawing. to reduce (a squared log) to boards with evenly spaced parallel cuts; bastard saw. [1950 55] * * * v.… …

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  • 30make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English