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Also, oh dear . A polite exclamation expressing surprise, distress, sympathy, etc. For example, Dear me, I forgot to mail it , or Oh dear, what a bad time you've been having . These usages may originally have invoked God, as in dear God or oh God , which also continue to be so used. [Late 1600s]

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"Pardon me for disturbing you," Bella said, in her best dear-me-I'm-glad-I-knocked manner.

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