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Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

tug of war

uncountable

Examples

“In autumn the Central Esquimaux divide themselves into two parties, representing summer and winter respectively, which pull at opposite ends of a rope; and they draw omens of the weather to be expected in the coming winter according as the party of summer or winter prevails in the struggle. That in such contests, resembling our English game of "French and English" or the "Tug of War," the one side may represent demons is proved by […]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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