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How to pronounce “wait-a-while”
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- (South Africa) Synonym of wait-a-bit. [from 19th c.]
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (South Africa) Synonym of wait-a-bit. [from 19th c.]
- (Australia) Any of several thorny Australian vines or shrubs which impede passage, especially Acacia cuspidifolia of Western Australia, Smilax australis of eastern Australia and the Northern Territory, and lawyer vine.
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