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noun 
  1. appearance, especially the features and expression of the face
    • (RQ:Authorized Version), Genesis 4:5
    • : But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his fell.
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    verb (countenanc, ing)
    1. (transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.
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      Etymology: From contenere


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