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amen

 
/ɑˈmen/, /eɪ-/ exclamation, n [C]

Definition

(said or sung at the end of some prayers or religious songs) it is so You can say amen to show that you agree strongly with something that someone has just said: “Two public service announcements will address the habit of running red lights.” “Amen to that!”
(Definition of amen exclamation, n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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