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adjective
1.
that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
noun
2.
an act or instance of being refused or rejected: He got turndowns from all the better colleges.
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Turndown
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1830–40; from verb phrase turn down
1830–40; from verb phrase turn down
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| turndown | |
noun | |
| the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm" [syn: nonacceptance] |
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