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sin

/sɪn/ noun C2
  1. A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
  2. A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س

Plural sins

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OVER the borders, a sin without pardon,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 8 · C1
Noirtier—for it was, indeed, he who entered—looked after the servant until the door was closed, and then, fearing, no doubt, that he might be overheard in the antechamber, he opened the door again, nor was the precaution useless, as appeared from the rapid retreat of Germain, who proved that he was not exempt from the sin which ruined our first parents.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 109 · C1
Lynde says I’m full of original sin.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 171 · C1
My besetting sin is imagining too much and forgetting my duties.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 202 · C1

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