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THANKS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does thanks mean?

• THANKS (noun)
The noun THANKS has 2 senses:

1. an acknowledgment of appreciation
2. with the help of or owing to

Familiarity information: THANKS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THANKS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An acknowledgment of appreciation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("thanks" is a kind of...):

acknowledgement; acknowledgment (a statement acknowledging something or someone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thanks"):

appreciation (an expression of gratitude)

thank you (a conversational expression of gratitude)

bow; curtain call (an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

With the help of or owing to

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

thanks to hard work it was a great success

Hypernyms ("thanks" is a kind of...):

aid; assist; assistance; help (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

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