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n. - The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift;

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  • Verb (used with object) : The trophy was bestowed upon the winner. ,Time spent in study is time well bestowed
  • And to think Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall have departed without a Hannity bestowment.
  • It will be easy to devote the accessories, when the principal bestowment has been rendered.
  • The occasion was the bestowment upon Der Karl of its highest honor, the Charles Edison Memorial Award.
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