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taking definition

tak·ing (tāk′iŋ)

adjective

  1. that captures interest; attractive; winning
  2. Obsolete contagious: said of disease

noun

  1. the act of one that takes
  2. something taken
  3. earnings; profits; receipts
  4. Brit., Informal a state of agitation or excitement

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