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Declaration of Independence
declaration of independence
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declare
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declining balance method
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declassify
de·clas·si·fy [ dee klássi f ] (past and past participle de·clas·si·fied, present participle de·clas·si·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular de·clas·si·fies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make no longer secret: to remove something from an official list of confidential or top-secret material so that anyone may see it

de·clas·si·fi·ca·tion [ dee klàssifi káysh'n ] noun
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