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English
Etymology
From ML. term|agentia|langen, from L. term|agens|langla, term|agentis|langla (cognate with French term|agence|langfr, see also term|agent).
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�e�.ʤ�n.si/
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Noun
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- The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.
#: The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. --Woodward.
- The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one entrusted with the concerns of another.
- The place of business of an agent.
Translations
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French: agence f, action f, organisme f
German: Agentur f (3)
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Hebrew: ס×�×�× ×�ת (sokhnut) f (3)
Japanese: 代�� (dairiten)
Synonyms
Action; operation; efficiency; management.
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