in lieu

Main Entry:  in lieu
Part of Speech:  prep
Definition:  instead; as substitute
Etymology:  French 'stead'
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In lieu is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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