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Quick definitions from WordNet (issue)

▸ noun:  the provision of something by issuing it (usually in quantity) ("A new issue of stamps")
▸ noun:  the act of issuing printed materials
▸ noun:  an important question that is in dispute and must be settled ("The issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone")
▸ noun:  one of a series published periodically ("She found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom")
▸ noun:  supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
▸ noun:  an opening that permits escape or release ("The canyon had only one issue")
▸ noun:  the income arising from land or other property
▸ noun:  some situation or event that is thought about
▸ noun:  the becoming visible
▸ noun:  the immediate descendants of a person ("He died without issue")
▸ noun:  a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
▸ verb:  circulate or distribute or equip with ("Issue a new uniform to the children")
▸ verb:  come out of ("Water issued from the hole in the wall")
▸ verb:  bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
▸ verb:  make out and issue
▸ verb:  prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

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