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fault[1,noun] fault[2,verb] comma splice find[1,verb] San Andreas Fault

Main Entry: ¹fault
Pronunciation: flt
Function: noun
1 a : a weakness in character : FAILING b : a physical or mental flaw
2 a : a wrongful act b : ²MISTAKE 2
3 : responsibility for wrongdoing or failure <it's all my fault>
4 : a break in the earth's crust accompanied by a displacement of rock masses parallel to the break
- fault·less /-ls/ adjective
- fault·less·ly adverb
- fault·less·ness noun
- at fault : deserving blame : RESPONSIBLE
- to a fault : to the point of being or doing too much <generous to a fault>
[fault illustration]

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