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  • 1fair — adj 1: characterized by honesty and justice: free from self interest, deception, injustice, or favoritism a fair and impartial tribunal 2: reasonable as a basis for exchange a fair wage a fair valuation 3: consistent with merit or importance …

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  • 2Fair — (f[^a]r), a. [Compar. {Fairer}; superl. {Fairest}.] [OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[ae]ger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to E. fay, G. f[ u]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and prob. also… …

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  • 3Fair — steht für: einen Ausdruck im Sinne von „gerecht“ in den Bereichen Sport, Recht und Informatik: siehe Fairness als Abkürzung FAIR „Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research“, siehe GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Fairness Accuracy in… …

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  • 4Fair — Fair, n. [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See {Feast}.] 1. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or… …

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  • 5Fair Em — Fair Em, the Miller s Daughter of Manchester, is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy written c. 1590. It was bound together with Mucedorus and The Merry Devil of Edmonton in a volume labelled Shakespeare. Vol. I in the library of Charles II… …

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  • 6Fair — Fair, n. 1. Fairness, beauty. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A fair woman; a sweetheart. [1913 Webster] I have found out a gift for my fair. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] 3. Good fortune; good luck. [1913 Webster] Now fair befall thee ! Shak. [1913… …

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  • 7Fair — Fair, adv. Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably. [1913 Webster] {Fair and square}, justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. [Colloq.] {To bid fair}. See under {Bid}. {To speak fair}, to address with… …

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  • 8FAIR — steht für: einen Ausdruck im Sinne von „gerecht“ in den Bereichen Sport, Recht und Informatik: siehe Fairness als Abkürzung FAIR „Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research“, siehe GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Fairness Accuracy in… …

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  • 9fair — [fɛːɐ̯] Adj; 1 gespr; so, dass die Rechte des anderen berücksichtigt werden, niemand benachteiligt wird ≈ anständig, gerecht ↔ unfair <ein Urteil, ein Verhalten; fair bleiben, handeln, sein> 2 (besonders beim Sport) so, dass die Regeln… …

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  • 10Fair — Fair, v. t. 1. To make fair or beautiful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Fairing the foul. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Shipbuilding) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel s lines. [1913 Webster] …

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