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   Affair , n. [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.]
   That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. “At the head of affairs.” Junius. “A talent for affairs.” Prescott.
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   Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
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   (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
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   Action; endeavor. [Obs.]
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   And with his best affair
   Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun.
   Chapman.
   
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   A material object (vaguely designated).
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   A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded.
   Hawthorne.
   
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