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case noun

  /keɪs/
  • An actual event, situation, or fact.
  • A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession; the set of tasks involved in addressing the situation of a specific person or event.
  • (academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
  • (medicine) An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
cas
  • (legal) A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.
cause, cas

case noun

  /keɪs/
  • A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
caisse
  • The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
carter
  • (typography, by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
casse
  • A suitcase.
malle
  • A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
vitrine
  • A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
écrin

casing noun

  /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/
  • That which encloses or encases.
boîte

casing

chambranle
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