"focusses" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} focusses
  1. (British) plural of focus Tags: British, form-of, plural Form of: focus
    Sense id: en-focusses-en-noun-BZreobr6 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: focuses

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} focusses
  1. (British) third-person singular simple present indicative of focus Tags: British, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: focus
    Sense id: en-focusses-en-verb-Ch4Kw-w- Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: focuses

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