Question: Sentence 1: Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.
Sentence 2: In the common interest.
Does interest mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: different meanings

Question: Sentence 1: The wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead.
Sentence 2: The song of bullets was in the air.
Does song mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: The cardinal number "three" can be represented as "3" or "three".
Sentence 2: The smallest cardinal numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3.
Does cardinal mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
the same meaning