1. a subject for a composition or essay.

1. that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.

3. to add details to; expand.

1. a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.

1. the end or close; final part.

1. the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.

expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:

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to mention in support, proof, or confirmation; refer to as an example:

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1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.