affair
noun [C] (THING) /əˈfeər/
/-ˈfer/ old-fashionedDefinition
› an object of the type stated: She wore a long black velvet affair.Objects - general words
(Definition of affair noun (THING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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