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Meaning of turning

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  turning
      n 1: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the
           course; "he took a turn to the right" [syn: {turn},
           {turning}]
      2: act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many
         turnings over the years"
      3: a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on
         a lathe
      4: a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
         [syn: {turning}, {turn}]
      5: the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
      6: the activity of shaping something on a lathe

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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