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  • 31fib — fiber; fibrillation; fibrin; fibrinogen; fibula * * * fib abbr fibrillation …

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  • 32fib — noun VERB + FIB ▪ tell ▪ Don t tell fibs! …

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  • 33fib — [[t]fɪ̱b[/t]] fibs, fibbing, fibbed 1) N COUNT A fib is a small, unimportant lie. [INFORMAL] She told innocent fibs like anyone else. Syn: untruth 2) VERB If someone is fibbing, they are telling lies. [INFORMAL] He laughs loudly when I accuse him …

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  • 34fib — small lie, white lie    What s a fib, Dad? It s a lie. It s the same as a lie …

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  • 35fib — noun a trivial lie. verb (fibs, fibbing, fibbed) tell a fib. Derivatives fibber noun Origin C16: perh. a shortening of obs. fible fable nonsense , reduplication of fable …

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  • 36fib — noun you re telling a fib Syn: lie, untruth, falsehood, made up story, invention, fabrication, deception, (piece of) fiction; (little) white lie, half truth; informal tall story/tale, whopper See note at lie I 2. Ant: truth …

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  • 37fib — [fɪb] verb [I] informal to tell a lie about something that is not important fib noun [C] …

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  • 38fib — n. & v. n. a trivial or venial lie. v.intr. (fibbed, fibbing) tell a fib. Derivatives: fibber n. fibster n. Etymology: perh. f. obs. fible fable nonsense, redupl. of FABLE …

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  • 39Fib (poetry) — Fib is an experimental Western poetry form, bearing similarities to haiku, but based on the Fibonacci sequence. That is, the typical fib and one version of the contemporary Western haiku both follow a strict structure. The typical fib is a six… …

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  • 40FIB (Homonymie) — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …

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