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Word entry · 5 letters

alibi

Best crossword clue

"Excuse elsewhere"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted abiilStarts with AEnds with I1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. exonerate by means of an alibi

Word origin

From the 18th century, from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”, adverb). Probably after French alibi, which has this use since the late 14th century.

Used in a sentence

  • to set up an alibi
  • to prove an alibi
  • The judge said, “Son, what is your alibi? If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die.”

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