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az: Conj. and adverb (usually Greek ὡς, hoÌ„s, ὡÌσπεÏ, hō̇sper, καθωÌÏ‚, kathō̇s), designating: (1) Likeness: (a) between nouns (; ; ; , ); (b) between verbs (; ; ); (c) between adjectives (). (2) Limitation (with respect to a particular aspect or relation) (, ). (3) Time (; ; ). (4) Cause (). (5) Concession (; ). (6) Illustration, in numerous passages, beginning “as it is written,†“as it is said,†etc.