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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| waive, wave (vv.) |
| These verbs are homophones, waive meaning “to give up, to relinquish,” as in She waived her rights to the property, and wave meaning “to make a wavelike motion,” as in He waved goodbye to the children. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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