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Fitting

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Noun

1. accommodation, adjustment, fitting

making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

2. fitting

a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system

3. appointment, fitting

(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

4. fitting, try-on, trying on

putting clothes on to see whether they fit

Adjective

5. fitting

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

Example Sentences:
'We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this'

6. fitting, meet

being precisely fitting and right

Example Sentences:
'it is only meet that she should be seated first'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fitting

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adjective
1. 
appropriate or proper; suitable
noun
2. 
an accessory or part
an electrical fitting
3. (plural)
furnishings or accessories in a building
4. 
work carried out by a fitter
5. 
the act of trying on clothes so that they can be adjusted to fit
6. British
size in clothes or shoes
a narrow fitting

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Fitting

see synonyms of fitting
adjective
1. 
suitable; proper; appropriate
noun
2. 
an adjustment or trying on of clothes, etc. for fit
3. 
a small part used to join, adjust, or adapt other parts, as in a system of pipes
4.  [pl.]
the fixtures, furnishings, or decorations of a house, office, automobile, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fitting

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adj.
Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
n.
1. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
2. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.
3. fittings Chiefly British Furnishings or fixtures.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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