affair

affair
noun Etymology: Middle English afere, from Anglo-French afaire, from a faire to do Date: 14th century 1. a. plural commercial, professional, public, or personal business b. matter, concern 2. a procedure, action, or occasion only vaguely specified; also an object or collection of objects only vaguely specified <
their house was a 2-story affair
>
3. (also affaire) a. a romantic or passionate attachment typically of limited duration ; liaison 2b b. a matter occasioning public anxiety, controversy, or scandal ; case

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  • affair — (n.) c.1300, what one has to do, from Anglo French afere, O.Fr. afaire (12c., Mod.Fr. affaire) business, event; rank, estate, from the infinitive phrase à faire to do, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + facere to do, make (see FACTITIOUS …   Etymology dictionary

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