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| | # {{uncountable}} {{sense|When used as a predicative noun}} Something [[terrible]] to [[endure]]. | | # {{uncountable}} {{sense|When used as a predicative noun}} Something [[terrible]] to [[endure]]. |
| | #: ''This headache is '''murder'''.'' | | #: ''This headache is '''murder'''.'' |
| − | # {{countable}} The [[collective noun]] for [[crow]]s | + | # {{countable}} The [[collective noun]] for [[crow]]s. |
| | #* {{quote-book|1995|[[w:Deepak Chopra|Deepak Chopra]]|The Return of Merlin: A Novel|isbn=0517598493|page=108||passage=For his part, Melchior was growing unhappy with the '''murder''' of crows. They had been patiently following Arthur for hours, trailing him from town to country.}} | | #* {{quote-book|1995|[[w:Deepak Chopra|Deepak Chopra]]|The Return of Merlin: A Novel|isbn=0517598493|page=108||passage=For his part, Melchior was growing unhappy with the '''murder''' of crows. They had been patiently following Arthur for hours, trailing him from town to country.}} |
| | #* {{quote-book|2001|[[w:Daniel Handler|Daniel Handler]]|The Vile Village|isbn=0064408655|page=76 | | #* {{quote-book|2001|[[w:Daniel Handler|Daniel Handler]]|The Vile Village|isbn=0064408655|page=76 |
| | |passage=Without the '''murder''' of crows roosting in its branches, Nevermore Tree looked as bare as a skeleton.}} | | |passage=Without the '''murder''' of crows roosting in its branches, Nevermore Tree looked as bare as a skeleton.}} |
| − | #* '''2004''', [[w:Incubus|Incubus]], ''A Crow Left of the Murder...'', | |
| − | #*: Out of line! Indivisable! A crow left of the '''murder'''! <!-- what does this even *mean*? --> | |
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| | ====Usage notes==== | | ====Usage notes==== |
