 how_come |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] question word; what is the reason | |
| Synonyms: | why | |
| Examples: | "why are you here?" (`how come' is a nonstandard variant as in "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn't?") |
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| how_come |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] question word; what is the reason | |
| Synonyms: | why | |
| Examples: | "why are you here?" (`how come' is a nonstandard variant as in "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn't?") |
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