alibi
Meaning of alibi
noun
- a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening
- provide an alibi for.
her friend agreed to alibi her
late 17th century (as an adverb in the sense ‘elsewhere’): from Latin, ‘elsewhere’. The noun use dates from the late 18th century.
Information about alibi
- The plural form of alibi is: alibis.
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Hyphenation of alibi
al-ibi
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- alibi is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
alibi synonyms
Meaning excuse:
Meaning protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience:
Meaning keep safe from harm or injury:
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