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oath (OHTH) (s) (noun), oaths (pl)
1. A promise, commitment, pledge typically undertaken during a ceremony: Every U.S. President must take an oath to uphold the Constitution.
2. Vulgarity, curses, profanities often expressed due to surprise or in reaction to the unexpected: The carpenter let out a stream of oaths when he hit his thumb with his hammer.
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