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See also:HINGE (in See also:Mid. Eng. henge or heeng, from hengen, to hang) , a movable See also:joint, particularly that by which a See also:door or window " hangs " from its See also:side-See also:post, or by which a lid or See also:cover is attached to that which it closes; also any See also:device which allows two parts to be joined together and move upon each other (see See also:JOINERY) . Figuratively the word is used of that on which something depends, a See also:cardinal or turning point, a crisis . |
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