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								the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities a man of experience
 experience is the best teacher
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								the content of direct observation or participation in an event
 he had a religious experience
 he recalled the experience vividly
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								an event as apprehended
 a surprising experience
 that painful experience certainly got our attention
 
 'experience' - used as a verb
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								go or live through
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								have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
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								go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
 experience vertigo
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								undergo an emotional sensation
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								undergo
 
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			| 1. Experience / Plural experiences
 2. Experience / Past
 experienced
 3. Experience / Third Person
 experiences
 4. Experience / Present Participle
 experiencing
 
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