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May 27, 2012
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scar



Pronunciation: (skär), [key]
—n., v., scarred, scar•ring.

—n.
1. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
2. a lasting aftereffect of trouble, esp. a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma.
3. any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.
4. Bot.a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.

—v.t.
to mark with a scar.

—v.i.
to form a scar in healing.

scar



Pronunciation: (skär), [key]
—n. Brit.
1. a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
2. a low or submerged rock in the sea.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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