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the article /jiː/ , /ðeː/ , /ði/ , /ði/ [ðɪj] , /ðiː/ , /ðə/ , /θeː/
The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...	den, det, -en, -ene, -et, -ne
Used before a noun phrase beginning with superlative or comparative adjective or an ordinal number, indicating that the noun refers to a single item. Used in many idiomatic expressions and proverbs to refer to common objects, roles, or situations connected with something definite, in the manner of an analogy Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. [from 9th c.]	den

the
	tea

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