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An albatross is a sea bird characterized by their webbed feet, long and slender wings and their ability to remain in the air for a long time.
The bird in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is an example of an albatross.
An albatross is guilt or a burden. (noun)
Cheating on one's wife and carrying around the secret for decades is an example of something that could become an albatross.
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