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gar·bage  audio  (gärbj) KEY 

NOUN:
    1. Food wastes, as from a kitchen.
    2. Refuse; trash.
  2. A place or receptacle where rubbish is discarded: tossed the apple core into the garbage.
    1. Worthless or nonsensical matter; rubbish: Their advice turned out to be nothing but garbage.
    2. Inferior or offensive literary or artistic material.
  4. Computer Science Incorrect, meaningless, or unwanted data.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, offal from fowls


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