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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
such/sʌtʃ/
determiner, predeterminer, & pronoun
  • 1 of the type previously mentioned.
  • 2 (such —— as/that) of the type about to be mentioned.
  • 3 to so high a degree; so great.
– phrases
and such and similar things.
as such in the exact sense of the word.
such-and-such an unspecified person or thing.
such as
  • 1 for example.
  • 2 of a kind that; like.
  • 3 archaic those who.
such as it is what little there is; for what it's worth.
such a one such a person or thing.
such that to the extent that.
– origin OE swilc, swylc, from the Gmc bases of so1 and alike.
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