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ACTING

\ˈaktɪŋ], \ˈaktɪŋ], \ˈa_k_t_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of ACTING

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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Operating in any way.
Doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting superintendent.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Operating in any way.
Doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting superintendent.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Operating; doing the duties of another, as those of an official; as, the acting chairman.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Action: act of performing an assumed or a dramatic part.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Playing a part.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Operating; officiating; doing (service) in place of another.
Action; performance.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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