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loss: n. Something (not a person) that loses; a situation in which something
is losing. Emphatic forms include moby
loss, and total loss,
complete loss. Common interjections
are “What a loss!” and “What a moby loss!” Note
that moby loss is OK even though
**moby loser is not used; applied to
an abstract noun, moby is simply a magnifier, whereas when applied to a
person it implies substance and has positive connotations. Compare
lossage.
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