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appliance definition

ap·pli·ance (ə plī′əns)

noun

  1. Rare the act of applying; application
  2. a device or machine for performing a specific task, esp. one that is worked mechanically or by electricity stoves, irons, etc. are household appliances

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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