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  1. plural noun Grateful feelings or thoughts; gratitude: a heart full of thanks for our escape.
  2. plural noun An expression of gratitude: gave thanks to God; a note of thanks to a contributor.
  3. interjection Used to express thanks.
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  • There was aught to say except give thanks -- thanks -- that -- at least-- you are spared: for surely you are wise, and do not buy other people's dreams. —  F ;SF; - vol 087 issue 03 - September 1994
  • Lady Hester received a vote of thanks from the French Chamber of Deputies, after a speech by Comte Delaborde, explaining the services she had rendered. —  Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century
  • The only hope I have of understanding large numbers is thinking about them in Japanese, thanks to the odd phenomenon that makes numbers at least comprehensible when thought of in kanji units, e.g. man (mahn) for 10,000, oku —  J-List side blog
  • The letter of thanks from the Romanian political prisoner who had kept herself and her fellow prisoners sane by telling the story of Friday's Child over and over again reached Georgette Heyer that autumn [1963], and she treasured it. —  RVABlogs
  • And thanks -- thanks to the leadership of a brilliant general, —  Latest News - UPI.com
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