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beg-pardon

American

[beg-pahr-dn] / ˌbɛgˈpɑr dn /

noun

Australia and New Zealand.

an expression of apology (used especially in the phrasewith no beg-pardons ).

Etymology

Origin of beg-pardon

First recorded in 1905–10

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