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ap⋅pli⋅ance

  [uh-plahy-uhns] noun, verb, -anced, -anc⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an instrument, apparatus, or device for a particular purpose or use.
2. a piece of equipment, usually operated electrically, esp. for use in the home or for performance of domestic chores, as a refrigerator, washing machine, or toaster.
3. the act of applying; application.
4. Archaic. a measure; stratagem.
5. Obsolete. compliance.
–verb (used with object)
6. to equip with appliances: a fully applianced kitchen.
Origin:
1555–65; apply + -ance
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ap·pli·ance   (ə-plī'əns)   
n.  
  1. A device or instrument designed to perform a specific function, especially an electrical device, such as a toaster, for household use. See Synonyms at tool.
  2. A dental or surgical device designed to perform a therapeutic or corrective function.

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Appliance

Ap*pli"ance\, n. 1. The act of applying; application; [Obs.] subservience. --Shak.

2. The thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : appliance
Spanish: aparato, electrodoméstico,
German: die Anwendung,
Japanese: 電気器具
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appliance 
1561, "action of putting into use," from apply. Meaning "instrument, thing applied for a purpose" is from 1597.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ap·pli·ance
Pronunciation: &-'plI-&n(t)s
Function: noun
: an instrument or device designed for a particular useappliances> appliance designed to move misaligned teeth into proper occlusion>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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appliance ap·pli·ance (ə-plī'əns)
n.
A dental or surgical device designed to perform a therapeutic or corrective function.

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