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noun
  1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; — often in the plural.
a difficult to manage
  1. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
an of honor, i. e., a duel
an of love, i. e., an intrigue.
  1. (military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
  2. A material object (vaguely designated).
He used a hook-shaped with a long handle to unlock the car.
  1. An adulterous relationship. (from affaire de coeur.)
Etymology: afere, affere, afaire, affaire, from a faire to do; Latin ad- + facere to do. See Fact, and confer Ado.

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