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English noun: offing | |||
| 1. | offing (time) the near or foreseeable future | ||
| Samples | There was a wedding in the offing. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | future, futurity, hereafter, time to come | ||
| 2. | offing (object) the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area | ||
| Samples | There was a ship in the offing. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body of water, water | ||
| Part meronym | briny, main | ||
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