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claim

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"State something is true"

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5 lettersPronunciation /kleɪm/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acilmStarts with CEnds with M1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Statement that something is true; also a demand for a right.

Word origin

From Middle English claimen, borrowed from Old French clamer (“to call, name, send for”), from Latin clāmō, clāmāre (“to call, cry out”), from Proto-Italic *klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”), which is imitative.

Used in a sentence

  • a claim of ownership
  • a claim of victory
  • You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee.

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