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v. i.) To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point.

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	n.) ~~That~~ on ~~which anything turns or depends~~; a ~~governing principle~~; ~~a cardinal point~~ or ~~rule~~; as, ~~this~~ argument ~~was the hinge~~ on ~~which the question turned~~.		v. i.) To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point.