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relegation

noun as in consignment

noun as in deportation

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First up is a visit from Greece, who return to Hampden on Thursday seven months after consigning the Scots to Nations League relegation in a classy three-goal win.

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Both will be grateful there is no automatic relegation.

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Though it is still early days of the campaign, the club - who qualified for Europe last season - are just a point above the relegation zone.

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The club had been dubbed the richest in the world by outsiders, but the reality on the ground was rather different as they battled relegation.

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With the club's relegation, it was composed as a requiem, Alexander confirms.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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