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A.Word.A.Day--legation Do you wish to receive A.Word.A.Day in your mailbox every day? Subscribe here. Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio legation (li-GAY-shuhn) noun 1. The act of sending a legate. 2. A diplomatic mission in a foreign country ranking below an embassy. The diplomatic minister and staff of such a mission. The premises occupied by such a mission. "He told me that the Yemeni had no knowledge of the external world--at the time the only two external legations they had were the UN Mission and the subbranch of the Yemeni Foreign Office in Cairo ..." An Editor's Odyssey, The World & I, 1 Apr 1994. This week's theme: words about diplomacy. X-Bonus Drive-thru banking was invented so cars could meet their true owners. -Ron Picavet

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