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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
indeed
adv
  1. in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!"
    Synonym(s): indeed, so
  2. (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Indeed \In*deed"\, adv. [Prep. in + deed.]
      In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a
      variety of sense. Esp.:
      (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so.
      (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are
            right.
      (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is
            not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form
            of expression which it accompanies.
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