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A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. |
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A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank. |
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A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts. |
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A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle. |
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A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon. |
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