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kind
A doubtful or borderline member of a given category:
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  1. A doubtful or borderline member of a given category:
  2. The natural order or course of things; nature.
  3. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
order
A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
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  1. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  2. (Biol.) A major category in the classification of animals, plants, etc., ranking above a family and below a class: it can include one family or many similar families: the Latinized order names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Fabales, legumes)
  3. A group or class of persons set off from others by some trait or quality
category
A specific grammatical defining property of a linguistic unit or class, such as number or gender in the noun and tense or voice in the verb.
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  1. A specific grammatical defining property of a linguistic unit or class, such as number or gender in the noun and tense or voice in the verb.
  2. A general class of ideas, terms, or things that mark divisions or coordinations within a conceptual scheme, especially:
  3. (Mathematics) A class of objects, together with a class of morphisms between those objects, and an associative composition rule for those morphisms. Categories are used to study a wide variety of mathematical constructions in a similar way.
division
An army unit larger than a regiment and smaller than a corps, to which various numbers and types of battalions can be attached as required
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  1. An army unit larger than a regiment and smaller than a corps, to which various numbers and types of battalions can be attached as required
  2. A type of propagation characteristic of plants that spread by means of newly formed parts such as bulbs, suckers, or rhizomes.
  3. A group of several ships of similar type forming a tactical unit under a single command in the US Navy.
group
An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
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  1. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
  2. A set of two or more figures that make up a unit or design, as in sculpture.
  3. (Mathematics) A set with an operation whose domain is all ordered pairs of members of the set, such that the operation is binary (operates on two elements) and associative, the set contains the identity element of the operation, and each element of the set has an inverse element for the operation. The positive and negative integers and zero form a set that is a group under the operation of ordinary addition, since zero is the identity element of addition and the negative of each integer is its inverse. Groups are used extensively in quantum physics and chemistry to model phenomena involving symmetry and invariance.
sort
A person; an individual:
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  1. A person; an individual:
  2. Quality or type; nature
  3. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind.
degree
(Educ.) A rank given by a college or university to a student who has completed a required course of study, or to a distinguished person as an honor
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  1. (Educ.) A rank given by a college or university to a student who has completed a required course of study, or to a distinguished person as an honor
  2. (Grammar) One of the forms used in the comparison of adjectives and adverbs. For example, tall is the positive degree, taller the comparative degree, and tallest the superlative degree of the adjective tall.
  3. The exponent of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation in standard form.
rank
A relative position, usually in a scale classifying persons or things; grade; degree
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  1. A relative position, usually in a scale classifying persons or things; grade; degree
  2. A body of people classed together; numbers:
  3. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group.
grade
A set of persons or things all falling in the same specified limits; a class.
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  1. A set of persons or things all falling in the same specified limits; a class.
  2. Any of the divisions in a school curriculum usually equal to one year; most systems in the U.S. include twelve grades after the kindergarten
  3. A grouping of organisms done purely on the basis of shared features and without regard to evolutionary relationships. Grades may include organisms that do not share a common ancestor, or may exclude some organisms having the same common ancestor as the other organisms in the grade. For this reason, many taxonomists do not accept grades as formal classifications. The class Reptilia (reptiles) is a grade since it includes dinosaurs but not birds, even though birds are descended from dinosaurs.
standing
The act, state, or position of a person or thing that stands
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  1. The act, state, or position of a person or thing that stands
  2. A list showing rank or order, as in achievement, resources, etc.
  3. A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question. A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question.
level
Position, elevation, or rank considered as one of the planes in a scale of values
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  1. Position, elevation, or rank considered as one of the planes in a scale of values
  2. An instrument for determining, or adjusting a surface to, an even horizontal plane: the traditional level has a clear tube partly filled with liquid so as to leave an air bubble that moves to the exact center of the tube when the instrument is on an even horizontal plane; often there is another such tube which indicates when the instrument is perpendicular to the horizontal
  3. A natural or proper position, place, or stage:
genus
A class, group, or kind with common attributes.
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  1. A class, group, or kind with common attributes.
  2. (Biol.) A major category in the classification of animals, plants, etc., ranking above a species and below a family: it can include one species or many similar species
  3. (Biology) A taxonomic category ranking below a family and above a species and designating a group of species that are presumed to be closely related and usually exhibit similar characteristics. In a scientific name, the genus name is capitalized and italicized, for example, Ovis for sheep and related animals.
distinction
A special quality or accomplishment conferring uniqueness or honor:
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  1. A special quality or accomplishment conferring uniqueness or honor:
  2. The quality that makes one seem superior or worthy of special recognition
  3. The act of making or keeping distinct; differentiation between or among things
breed
A kind; a sort:
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  1. A kind; a sort:
  2. A kind; sort; type
  3. A group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation.
type
A person or thing having the features of a group or class:
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  1. A person or thing having the features of a group or class:
  2. (Biology) The type specimen, type species, or type genus, which serves as the basis for the name of a species, genus, or family.
  3. An example or a model having the ideal features of a group or class; an embodiment:
kingdom
Any of the three great divisions into which all natural objects have been classified (the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms)
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  1. Any of the three great divisions into which all natural objects have been classified (the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms)
  2. (Biol.) A major category in the classification of animals, plants, etc., ranking above a phylum or division: in some systems it ranks below a domain or superkingdom: the Latinized kingdom names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Monera, monerans)
  3. In the Linnean taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category into which organisms are grouped, based on fundamental similarities and common ancestry. One widely used taxonomic system designates five or six such groups: animals, plants, fungi, protists, and prokaryotes (often divided into bacteria and archaea). Other systems divide organisms into domains (eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea) that replace or rank above kingdoms.
subdivision
An area of real estate subdivided into individual lots.
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  1. An area of real estate subdivided into individual lots.
  2. A reduction in area of a piece of land by dividing it up into two or more smaller parcels. A reduction in area of a piece of land by dividing it up into two or more smaller parcels.
  3. One of the parts resulting from subdividing
phylum
A group of organisms ranking above a class and below a kingdom.
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  1. A group of organisms ranking above a class and below a kingdom.
  2. (Biology) A taxonomic category of organisms ranking below a kingdom and above a class. In the classification of plants, division often replaces phylum.
  3. A major category in the classification of living organisms, esp. animals, ranking above a class and below a kingdom: it can include one class or many similar classes: the Latinized phylum names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Arthropoda, arthropods)
subphylum
Any main natural subdivision of a phylum
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  1. Any main natural subdivision of a phylum
  2. A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a phylum and above a class.
  3. A subdivision of a phylum of organisms. A subphylum contains one or more classes.
subclass
A subdivision of a class; specif., any main natural subdivision of a class of plants or animals
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  1. A subdivision of a class; specif., any main natural subdivision of a class of plants or animals
  2. (Computing) In object-oriented programming, an object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
  3. (Biology) A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a class and above an order.
superorder
(Taxonomy) A taxonomic category below subclass and above order.
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  1. (Taxonomy) A taxonomic category below subclass and above order.
  2. A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a class or subclass and containing one or more orders.
  3. A natural subdivision between an order and a class or subclass of plants or animals
family
A group of like things; a class:
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  1. A group of like things; a class:
  2. (Biology) A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order and above a genus. A family usually consists of several genera.
  3. A group of things having a common source or similar features
cast
Outward form or look; appearance:
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  1. Outward form or look; appearance:
  2. A mass of fibrous material, coagulated protein, or exudate that has taken the form of the cavity in which it has been molded, such as the bronchial, renal, or vaginal cavity, and that is found histologically and in urine or sputum samples.
  3. The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement:
mold
Distinctive character or type:
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  1. Distinctive character or type:
  2. A pattern, hollow form, or matrix for giving a certain shape to something in a plastic or molten state
  3. Any of various fungi that often form a fuzzy growth (called a mycelium ) on the surface of organic matter. Some molds cause food to spoil, but others are beneficial, such as those used to make certain cheeses and those from which antibiotics like penicillin are developed. The molds do not form a distinct phylogenetic grouping but belong to various phyla including the ascomycetes and the zygomycetes.
sect
A religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church
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  1. A religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church
  2. A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination.
  3. Any group of people having a common leadership, set of opinions, philosophical doctrine, political principles, etc., specif. a faction of a larger group
quality
A personal trait, especially a character trait:
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  1. A personal trait, especially a character trait:
  2. (Linguistics) The character of a vowel sound determined by the size and shape of the oral cavity and the amount of resonance with which the sound is produced.
  3. Basic nature; character; kind
rate
The amount of time gained or lost by a timepiece within a specified period
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  1. The amount of time gained or lost by a timepiece within a specified period
  2. A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity:
  3. Speed of movement or action
collection
Things collected, specif., as in a hobby
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  1. Things collected, specif., as in a hobby
  2. A group of objects or works to be seen, studied, or kept together.
  3. A line of products produced for one season, as those developed by a designer:
denomination
A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
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  1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
  2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:
  3. A particular religious body, with a specific name, organization, etc.
department
An area of particular knowledge or responsibility; a specialty:
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  1. An area of particular knowledge or responsibility; a specialty:
  2. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province.
  3. Subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one of the principal divisions of executive government; as, the treasury department; the war department; also, in a university, one of the divisions of instructions; as, the medical department; the department of physics.
species
A group of organisms having many characteristics in common and ranking below a genus. Organisms that reproduce sexually and belong to the same species interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Species names are usually written lower case and in italics, as rex in Tyrannosaurus rex.
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  1. A group of organisms having many characteristics in common and ranking below a genus. Organisms that reproduce sexually and belong to the same species interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Species names are usually written lower case and in italics, as rex in Tyrannosaurus rex.
  2. A distinct kind; sort; variety; class
  3. (Biol.) A naturally existing population of similar organisms that usually interbreed only among themselves, and are given a unique, latinized binomial name to distinguish them from all other creatures
variety
The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity:
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  1. The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity:
  2. (--- Bot.) A variant form of wild plants that has been recognized as a true taxon ranking below subspecies, even though it may have been brought under cultivation: e.g., cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
  3. A number or collection of varied things, especially of a particular group; an assortment:
branch
Something that resembles a branch of a tree, as in form or function, as:
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  1. Something that resembles a branch of a tree, as in form or function, as:
  2. An area of specialized skill or knowledge, especially academic or vocational, that is related to but separate from other areas:
  3. One of the streams into which a river or large creek may divide, usually near the mouth
genre
A kind, or type, as of works of literature, art, etc.
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  1. A kind, or type, as of works of literature, art, etc.
  2. A realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life.
  3. A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content:
range
A class, kind, or order
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  1. A class, kind, or order
  2. A group or series of things extending in a line or row, especially a row or chain of mountains.
  3. The difference between the smallest and largest values in a set of data. If the lowest test score of a group of students is 54 and the highest is 94, the range is 40.
brand
A product or service so identified:
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  1. A product or service so identified:
  2. A trademark or distinctive name identifying a product, service, or organization.
  3. An association of positive qualities with a widely recognized name, as of a product line or celebrity:
set
A company or group with common habits, occupation, interests, etc.
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  1. A company or group with common habits, occupation, interests, etc.
  2. Receiving equipment for radio or television assembled, as in a case or cabinet, for use
  3. A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used:
estate
The situation or circumstances of one's life:
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  1. The situation or circumstances of one's life:
  2. Landed property; individually owned piece of land containing a residence, esp. one that is large and maintained by great wealth
  3. (Law) The degree, nature, extent, and quality of interest or ownership that a person has in land or other property
hierarchy
A group of animals in which certain members or subgroups dominate or submit to others.
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  1. A group of animals in which certain members or subgroups dominate or submit to others.
  2. A group of persons or things organized into successive ranks or grades with each level subordinate to the one above:
  3. A group of persons or things arranged in order of rank, grade, class, etc.
section
One of two or more vehicles, such as a bus or train, given the same route and schedule, often used to carry extra passengers.
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  1. One of two or more vehicles, such as a bus or train, given the same route and schedule, often used to carry extra passengers.
  2. A division of a railroad right of way, usually several miles of track under the care of a single maintenance crew
  3. (Law) A distinct portion or provision of a legal code or set of laws, often establishing a particular legal requirement:
domain
The set of all integers, or a set of elements which can be combined in the same way as the integers
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  1. The set of all integers, or a set of elements which can be combined in the same way as the integers
  2. (Computer Science) A group of networked computers that share a common communications address.
  3. (Mathematics) The set of all possible values of an independent variable of a function.
nature
Inborn character; innate disposition; inherent tendencies of a person
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  1. Inborn character; innate disposition; inherent tendencies of a person
  2. The set of inherent characteristics or properties that distinguish something:
  3. The essential character of a thing; quality or qualities that make something what it is; essence
suit
(Slang) A person wearing a suit; specif., a business executive or a bureaucrat
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  1. (Slang) A person wearing a suit; specif., a business executive or a bureaucrat
  2. A group of things used together; a set or collection:
  3. A legal action brought by one or several parties against another or others, as to recover a right, make a claim for a loss or injury, etc.
color
A colored badge, ribbon, costume, etc. that identifies the wearer's rank, group, etc.
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  1. A colored badge, ribbon, costume, etc. that identifies the wearer's rank, group, etc.
  2. The use or effect of pigment in painting, as distinct from form.
  3. A false appearance; disguise; pretext; especially the false appearance of a claim to legal right, authority, or office. See also color of law and color of title.
origin
(Anat.) The less movable of the two points of attachment of a muscle, usually the end attached to the more rigid part of the skeleton
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  1. (Anat.) The less movable of the two points of attachment of a muscle, usually the end attached to the more rigid part of the skeleton
  2. A coming into existence or use; beginning
  3. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.
character
A person considered as having a specific quality or attribute:
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  1. A person considered as having a specific quality or attribute:
  2. A statement about the behavior, qualities, etc. of a person, esp. as given by a former employer; reference
  3. The pattern of behavior or personality found in an individual or group; moral constitution
humor
The quality that makes something seem funny, amusing, or ludicrous; comicality
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  1. The quality that makes something seem funny, amusing, or ludicrous; comicality
  2. The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness:
  3. One of the four fluids of the body, blood, phlegm, choler, and black bile, whose relative proportions were thought in ancient and medieval physiology to determine a person's disposition and general health.
frame
(--- Computers) A rectangular area in which text or graphics can be shown, especially one of several rectangular areas on a web page displaying different documents simultaneously.
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  1. (--- Computers) A rectangular area in which text or graphics can be shown, especially one of several rectangular areas on a web page displaying different documents simultaneously.
  2. The way that anything is constructed or put together; organization; form
  3. The rectangular image on a film screen, or the particular objects or activity focused on by the camera
temperament
One's customary frame of mind or natural disposition; nature
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  1. One's customary frame of mind or natural disposition; nature
  2. The manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting characteristic of a specific person.
  3. (Music) A system of adjustment of the intervals between the tones of an instrument of fixed intonation: it may be pure temperament, in which the intervals are set exactly according to theory, or equal temperament, as in a piano, in which the pitch of the tones is adjusted slightly to make them suitable for all keys
school
A group of people held together by the same teachings, beliefs, opinions, methods, etc.; followers or disciples of a particular teacher, leader, or creed
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  1. A group of people held together by the same teachings, beliefs, opinions, methods, etc.; followers or disciples of a particular teacher, leader, or creed
  2. Any situation, set of circumstances, or experience through which one gains knowledge, training, or discipline
  3. A group of people, especially philosophers, artists, or writers, whose thought, work, or style demonstrates a common origin or influence or unifying belief:
designation
The act of designating; a marking or pointing out.
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  1. The act of designating; a marking or pointing out.
  2. A pointing out; indication
  3. A distinguishing name, title, etc.
temper
A state of mind or emotion; disposition:
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  1. A state of mind or emotion; disposition:
  2. A tendency to become easily angry or irritable:
  3. A characteristic general quality; tone:
sphere
Any of a series of concentric, transparent, revolving globes that together were once thought to contain the moon, sun, planets, and stars.
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  1. Any of a series of concentric, transparent, revolving globes that together were once thought to contain the moon, sun, planets, and stars.
  2. Any round body or figure having the surface equally distant from the center at all points; globe; ball
  3. Any of a series of hypothetical spherical shells, transparent, concentric, and postulated as revolving one within another, in which the stars, planets, sun, moon, etc. are supposedly set: a concept of ancient astronomy
brood
A group of a particular breed or kind
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  1. A group of a particular breed or kind
  2. All the children in a family
  3. The offspring, or a family of offspring, of animals; esp., a group of birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for together
spirit
The essential nature of a person or group.
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  1. The essential nature of a person or group.
  2. A force or principle believed to animate humans and often to endure after departing from the body of a person at death; the soul.
  3. An individual person or personality thought of as showing or having some specific quality
vein
A more or less continuous body of minerals, igneous or sedimentary rock, etc., occupying a fissure or zone, differing in nature from the enclosing rock, and usually deposited from solution by circulating water
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  1. A more or less continuous body of minerals, igneous or sedimentary rock, etc., occupying a fissure or zone, differing in nature from the enclosing rock, and usually deposited from solution by circulating water
  2. One of the narrow, usually branching tubes or supporting parts forming the framework of an insect's wing or a leaf. Veins in insect wings carry hemolymph and contain a nerve. Veins in leaves contain vascular tissue, with the xylem usually occurring on the upper side of the vein (bringing in water and nutrients) and the phloem on the lower side (carrying away food).
  3. Any distinctive quality or strain regarded as running through one's character, or a speech, writing, etc.
persuasion
A person's particular religion
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  1. A person's particular religion
  2. (Informal) Kind, sort, sex, etc.
  3. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.
head
(Linguistics) The word determining the grammatical category of a constituent, often establishing relations of concord or agreement (such as subject-verb agreement) with other constituents.
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  1. (Linguistics) The word determining the grammatical category of a constituent, often establishing relations of concord or agreement (such as subject-verb agreement) with other constituents.
  2. A person considered foolish or contemptible. Often used in combination:
  3. Freedom of choice or action:
province
An area of knowledge, activity, or interest:
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  1. An area of knowledge, activity, or interest:
  2. (Ecology) An area of land, less extensive than a region, having a characteristic plant and animal population.
  3. A division of the world, smaller than a region, with reference to the plants or animals found there
league
A class or level of competition:
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  1. A class or level of competition:
  2. (Sports) A group of teams organized to compete against one another
  3. A compact or covenant made by nations, groups, or individuals for promoting common interests, assuring mutual protection, etc.
make
The physical or moral nature of a person:
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  1. The physical or moral nature of a person:
  2. (Slang) The act or process of identifying a person, taking fingerprints, etc. in police work
  3. The way in which something is made; style; build
grain
The smallest unit in the system of weights used in the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada, equal to .0648 gram: one pound avoirdupois equals 7,000 grains; one pound troy or apothecaries' weight equals 5,760 grains
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  1. The smallest unit in the system of weights used in the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada, equal to .0648 gram: one pound avoirdupois equals 7,000 grains; one pound troy or apothecaries' weight equals 5,760 grains
  2. The fruits of cereal grasses especially after having been harvested, considered as a group:
  3. A painted, stamped, or printed design that imitates the pattern found in wood, leather, or stone.
source
A person, book, document, etc. that provides information
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  1. A person, book, document, etc. that provides information
  2. One, such as a person or document, that supplies information:
  3. A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
.name
A word or words by which an entity is designated and distinguished from others.
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  1. A word or words by which an entity is designated and distinguished from others.
  2. Representation or repute, as opposed to reality:
  3. A word or words expressing some quality considered characteristic or descriptive of a person or thing, often showing approval or disapproval; epithet
mood
(Logic) Any of the various forms of valid syllogisms, as determined by the quantity and quality of their constituent propositions
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  1. (Logic) Any of the various forms of valid syllogisms, as determined by the quantity and quality of their constituent propositions
  2. (Gram.) A characteristic of verbs that involves the speaker's attitude toward the action expressed, indicating whether this is regarded as a fact (indicative mood), as a matter of supposition, desire, possibility, etc. (subjunctive mood), or as a command (imperative mood); also, an analytic category based on this characteristic (mood is shown by inflection, as in Latin, or analytically with auxiliaries, as English may, might, should, or by both)
  3. A category or set of verb forms or inflections used to indicate such an attitude. In English, the indicative mood is used to make factual statements, the subjunctive mood to indicate doubt or unlikelihood, and the imperative mood to express a command.
habit
A thing done often and hence, usually, done easily; practice; custom
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  1. A thing done often and hence, usually, done easily; practice; custom
  2. Characteristic appearance, form, or manner of growth, especially of a plant or crystal:
  3. A distinctive set of clothing or style of dressing, especially of a religious order.
form
A particular kind, type, species, or variety
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  1. A particular kind, type, species, or variety
  2. A kind, type, or variety:
  3. The way in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself:
selection
The act of selecting something:
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  1. The act of selecting something:
  2. (Biology) A natural or artificial process that involves the survival and reproduction of some kinds of organisms instead of others (because they have traits that are better adapted to the environment or that are preferred by a breeder, for example) and results in changes in the traits of a population or species.
  3. A range of things from which one can make a choice:
stamp
Characteristic nature or quality:
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  1. Characteristic nature or quality:
  2. Character; kind; class; type
  3. A small piece of paper, distinctively imprinted on the face and usually gummed on the back, issued by a government for a specified price and required to be affixed to a letter, parcel, document, commodity subject to duty, etc. as evidence that the prescribed fee, as for carrying mail, has been paid
stripe
A long narrow band distinguished, as by color or texture, from the surrounding material or surface.
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  1. A long narrow band distinguished, as by color or texture, from the surrounding material or surface.
  2. A strip of cloth or braid worn on a uniform to indicate rank, awards received, or length of service; a chevron.
  3. A distinctive type, kind, or sort
status
High standing; prestige:
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  1. High standing; prestige:
  2. (Law) The legal character or condition of a person or thing:
  3. Position relative to that of others; standing:
streak
A line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area
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  1. A line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area
  2. The characteristic color of a mineral after it has been ground into a powder. Because the streak of a mineral is not always the same as its natural color, it is a useful tool in mineral identification.
  3. (Mineralogy) The color of the fine powder produced when a mineral is rubbed against a hard surface. Used as a distinguishing characteristic.
property
Any trait or attribute proper to a thing or, formerly, to a person; characteristic quality; peculiarity; specif., any of the principal characteristics of a substance, esp. as determined by the senses or by its effect on another substance
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  1. Any trait or attribute proper to a thing or, formerly, to a person; characteristic quality; peculiarity; specif., any of the principal characteristics of a substance, esp. as determined by the senses or by its effect on another substance
  2. Something regarded as being possessed by, or at the disposal of, a person or group of persons
  3. All of the rights of ownership, including the rights of possession, to enjoy, to use, and to dispose of a chattel or a piece of land. All of the rights of ownership, including the rights of possession, to enjoy, to use, and to dispose of a chattel or a piece of land.
aspect
A set or category of verb forms indicating such a relation.
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  1. A set or category of verb forms indicating such a relation.
  2. Appearance to the eye, especially from a specific vantage point:
  3. (Gram.) A characteristic of verbs, expressed in some languages by inflection, indicating the nature of an action as being completed or single (called perfective or nonprogressive aspect), or as being uncompleted, repeated, or habitual (called imperfective or progressive aspect); also, an analytic category based on this characteristic
disposition
The power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
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  1. The power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
  2. The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
  3. A putting in order or being put in order; arrangement
tone
The simple or fundamental tone of a musical sound as distinguished from its overtones
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  1. The simple or fundamental tone of a musical sound as distinguished from its overtones
  2. The prevailing or predominant style, character, spirit, trend, morale, or state of morals of a place or period
  3. A certain attitude on the part of a speaker or writer conveyed by way of word choice, sentence structure, etc.
caste
Any of the hereditary, endogamous social classes or subclasses of traditional Hindu society, stratified according to Hindu ritual purity, especially the Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Sudra castes.
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  1. Any of the hereditary, endogamous social classes or subclasses of traditional Hindu society, stratified according to Hindu ritual purity, especially the Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Sudra castes.
  2. The social position or status conferred by a system based on castes:
  3. A specialized group carrying out a specific function within a colony of social insects. For example, in an ant colony, members of the caste of workers forage for food outside the colony or tend eggs and larvae, while the members of the caste of soldiers, often larger with stronger jaws, are responsible for defense of the colony.
stratum
A level of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
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  1. A level of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
  2. Any of the socioeconomic groups of a society as determined by birth, income, education, etc.
  3. A horizontal layer or section of material, esp. any of several lying one upon another
status
(Law) The legal character or condition of a person or thing:
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  1. (Law) The legal character or condition of a person or thing:
  2. State or condition, as of affairs
  3. Position relative to that of others; standing:
station
An area where a person is assigned to work.
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  1. An area where a person is assigned to work.
  2. The post, building, base, or headquarters assigned to a group of people working together, as in providing a service, making scientific observations, etc.
  3. A place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post:
family
A group of like things; a class:
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  1. A group of like things; a class:
  2. A group of persons related by descent or marriage:
  3. (Biology) A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order and above a genus. A family usually consists of several genera.
breed
A kind; a sort:
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  1. A kind; a sort:
  2. A kind; sort; type
  3. A group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation.
sect
A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination.
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  1. A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination.
  2. A religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church
  3. Any group of people having a common leadership, set of opinions, philosophical doctrine, political principles, etc., specif. a faction of a larger group
standing
A place to stand; standing room
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  1. A place to stand; standing room
  2. A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question. A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question.
  3. The act, state, or position of a person or thing that stands
place
The part of space occupied by a person or thing
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  1. The part of space occupied by a person or thing
  2. The customary, proper, or natural position, time, or character
  3. A job, post, or position:
sphere
A social level or part of society or group:
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  1. A social level or part of society or group:
  2. Any of a series of hypothetical spherical shells, transparent, concentric, and postulated as revolving one within another, in which the stars, planets, sun, moon, etc. are supposedly set: a concept of ancient astronomy
  3. Social stratum; place in society; walk of life
circle
An astronomical instrument with a part in the form of a calibrated circle
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  1. An astronomical instrument with a part in the form of a calibrated circle
  2. A series or process that finishes at its starting point or continuously repeats itself; a cycle.
  3. A complete or recurring series, usually ending as it began; cycle; period
stock
A kind of financial security granting rights of ownership in a corporation, such as a claim to a portion of the assets and earnings of the corporation and the right to vote for the board of directors. Stock is issued and traded in units called shares.
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  1. A kind of financial security granting rights of ownership in a corporation, such as a claim to a portion of the assets and earnings of the corporation and the right to vote for the board of directors. Stock is issued and traded in units called shares.
  2. The capital invested in a company or corporation through the buying of shares, each of which entitles the buyer to a share in the ownership and, usually, dividends, voting rights, etc.
  3. The descendants of a common ancestor; a family line, especially of a specified character:
clan
A group of people with interests in common; clique; set
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  1. A group of people with interests in common; clique; set
  2. In certain primitive societies, a tribal division, usually exogamous, of matrilineal or patrilineal descent from a common ancestor
  3. An early form of social group, as in the Scottish Highlands, composed of several families claiming descent from a common ancestor, bearing the same family name, and following the same chieftain
nobility
The class of people of noble rank or having hereditary titles: usually limited in Great Britain to the peerage
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  1. The class of people of noble rank or having hereditary titles: usually limited in Great Britain to the peerage
  2. A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
  3. The state or quality of being exalted in character.
pedigree
A chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics to analyze Mendelian inheritance of certain traits, especially of familial diseases.
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  1. A chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics to analyze Mendelian inheritance of certain traits, especially of familial diseases.
  2. A list of ancestors; record of ancestry; family tree
  3. The background or origin of a person or thing, esp. as a mark of prestige or distinction
society
A group of people broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture:
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  1. A group of people broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture:
  2. The system or condition of living together as a community in such a group
  3. A group of persons regarded or regarding itself as a dominant class, usually because of wealth, birth, education, etc.
prestige
Great respect or importance:
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  1. Great respect or importance:
  2. The power to impress or influence, as because of success, wealth, etc.
  3. The level of respect at which a person or thing is regarded by others; standing:
title
An identifying name given to a book, play, film, musical composition, or other work.
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  1. An identifying name given to a book, play, film, musical composition, or other work.
  2. A formal appellation attached to the name of a person as a sign of office, rank, profession, or hereditary privilege.
  3. An appellation given to a person or family as a sign of privilege, distinction, rank, or profession
degree
The exponent of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation in standard form.
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  1. The exponent of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation in standard form.
  2. (Grammar) One of the forms used in the comparison of adjectives and adverbs. For example, tall is the positive degree, taller the comparative degree, and tallest the superlative degree of the adjective tall.
  3. (Educ.) A rank given by a college or university to a student who has completed a required course of study, or to a distinguished person as an honor
position
The manner in which a person or thing is placed or posed, or the manner in which parts are arranged [a dog in a sitting position]; specif., any of various customary postures assumed by an individual [the lotus position] or a couple [the missionary position]
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  1. The manner in which a person or thing is placed or posed, or the manner in which parts are arranged [a dog in a sitting position]; specif., any of various customary postures assumed by an individual [the lotus position] or a couple [the missionary position]
  2. A place high in society, business, etc.
  3. The place where a person or thing is, esp. in relation to others; location; situation; site
connection
A physical link, such as by wire or fiber-optic cable, between two or more points in a telecommunications system:
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  1. A physical link, such as by wire or fiber-optic cable, between two or more points in a telecommunications system:
  2. A person, especially one of influence or importance, with whom one is associated, as by kinship or common interests:
  3. Affinity as by family ties, business, or common interests
precedence
An official or conventional ranking of dignitaries in order of importance
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  1. An official or conventional ranking of dignitaries in order of importance
  2. The fact, state, or right of coming before in time, order, or position:
  3. The state of preceding in importance or priority.
genealogy
Descent from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage
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  1. Descent from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage
  2. Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree.
  3. A chart or recorded history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor or ancestors
power
The military strength or economic or political influence of a nation or other group:
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  1. The military strength or economic or political influence of a nation or other group:
  2. Special authority assigned to or exercised by a person or group holding office
  3. The rate at which work is done, or energy expended, per unit time. Power is usually measured in watts (especially for electrical power) or horsepower (especially for mechanical power). For a path conducting electrical current, such as a component in an electric circuit, P = VI, where P is the power dissipated along the path, V is the voltage across the path, and I is the current through the path.
company
A subdivision of a military regiment or battalion that constitutes the lowest administrative unit. It is usually under the command of a captain and is made up of at least two platoons.
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  1. A subdivision of a military regiment or battalion that constitutes the lowest administrative unit. It is usually under the command of a captain and is made up of at least two platoons.
  2. The state of friendly companionship; fellowship:
  3. A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise. A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise.
derivation
The state or fact of being derived; origination:
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  1. The state or fact of being derived; origination:
  2. In generative linguistics, the generation of a linguistic structure through an ordered or partially ordered series of operations on other structures, such as the creation of a surface structure from a deep structure, or of a complex word from its morphological components.
  3. (--- Gram.) The process of forming words from bases by the addition of affixes other than inflectional morphemes, or by internal phonetic change
source
A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
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  1. A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
  2. (Physics) The point or part of a system where energy or mass is added to the system.
  3. Any person, place, or thing by which something is supplied
descent
(Law) Transmission of property, especially real estate, to a hereditary heir by an intestate owner.
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  1. (Law) Transmission of property, especially real estate, to a hereditary heir by an intestate owner.
  2. The transfer of real estate by inheritance, whether by will or intestacy. See also distribution and succession. The transfer of real estate by inheritance, whether by will or intestacy. See also distribution and succession.
  3. The process of descending or falling down from a higher position.
birth
The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of its mother, seen in all mammals except monotremes.
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  1. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of its mother, seen in all mammals except monotremes.
  2. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; nativity
  3. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location:
ancestry
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
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  1. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
  2. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
  3. Ancestors considered as a group.
influence
The ability of a person or group to produce effects indirectly by means of power based on wealth, high position, etc.
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  1. The ability of a person or group to produce effects indirectly by means of power based on wealth, high position, etc.
  2. (Astrol.) The flowing of an ethereal fluid or power from the stars, affecting people's character and actions
  3. A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort:
hierarchy
A group of animals in which certain members or subgroups dominate or submit to others.
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  1. A group of animals in which certain members or subgroups dominate or submit to others.
  2. A group of persons or things organized into successive ranks or grades with each level subordinate to the one above:
  3. A group of persons or things arranged in order of rank, grade, class, etc.
state
A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
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  1. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
  2. A set of circumstances or attributes characterizing a person or thing at a given time; way or form of being; condition
  3. Condition or position in life; social status, rank, or degree
lineage
Ancestry; family; stock
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  1. Ancestry; family; stock
  2. The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line.
  3. The overview or totality of the marriage and blood relationships within a family, including the ancestors and descendants of a particular individual. The overview or totality of the marriage and blood relationships within a family, including the ancestors and descendants of a particular individual.
condition
A mode or state of being:
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  1. A mode or state of being:
  2. (Law) A provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent on the occurrence of an uncertain future event.
  3. A future and uncertain event, fact, or circumstance whose existence or occurrence is necessary for the existence or determining the extent of an obligation or liability. See also estate and fee simple.
strain
A group of organisms of the same species, sharing certain hereditary characteristics not typical of the entire species but minor enough not to warrant classification as a separate breed or variety. Resistance to specific antibiotics is a feature of certain strains of bacteria.
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  1. A group of organisms of the same species, sharing certain hereditary characteristics not typical of the entire species but minor enough not to warrant classification as a separate breed or variety. Resistance to specific antibiotics is a feature of certain strains of bacteria.
  2. A great or excessive demand or stress on one's body, mind, or resources:
  3. The extent to which a body is distorted when it is subjected to a deforming force, as when under stress. The distortion can involve a change both in shape and in size. All measures of strain are dimensionless (they have no unit of measure). &diamf3; Axial strain is equal to the ratio between the change in length of an object and its original length. &diamf3; Volume strain is equal to the ratio between the change in volume of an object and its original volume. It is also called bulk strain. &diamf3; Shear strain is equal to the ratio between the amount by which an object is skewed and its length.
tribe
A natural group of plants or animals classified together without regard for their taxonomic relations
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  1. A natural group of plants or animals classified together without regard for their taxonomic relations
  2. A group of this kind having recognized ancestry
  3. Esp. among preliterate peoples, a group of persons, families, or clans believed to be descended from a common ancestor and forming a close community under a leader, or chief
moiety
(Chemistry) A well-defined part of a larger molecule.
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  1. (Chemistry) A well-defined part of a larger molecule.
  2. A half; either of two equal, or more or less equal, parts
  3. (Anthropology) Either of two kinship groups based on unilateral descent that together make up a tribe or society.
estate
The situation or circumstances of one's life:
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  1. The situation or circumstances of one's life:
  2. State or condition
  3. (Law) The degree, nature, extent, and quality of interest or ownership that a person has in land or other property
extraction
Origin; lineage; descent
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  1. Origin; lineage; descent
  2. A thing extracted; extract
  3. The act or process of extracting; specif., the extracting of a tooth by a dentist
origin
(Anatomy) The point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction.
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  1. (Anatomy) The point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction.
  2. The fact of originating; rise or derivation:
  3. (Anat.) The less movable of the two points of attachment of a muscle, usually the end attached to the more rigid part of the skeleton
course
(Sports) A designated route or area on which a race is held:
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  1. (Sports) A designated route or area on which a race is held:
  2. A complete body of prescribed studies constituting a curriculum:
  3. Movement in time; duration:
section
A portion of railroad track maintained by a single crew.
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  1. A portion of railroad track maintained by a single crew.
  2. (Law) A distinct portion or provision of a legal code or set of laws, often establishing a particular legal requirement:
  3. One of two or more vehicles, such as a bus or train, given the same route and schedule, often used to carry extra passengers.
subject
A person under the authority or control of another; esp., a person owing allegiance to a particular ruler, government, etc.
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  1. A person under the authority or control of another; esp., a person owing allegiance to a particular ruler, government, etc.
  2. A person or animal that is the object of medical or scientific study:
  3. One who is under surveillance:
grade
A set of persons or things all falling in the same specified limits; a class.
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  1. A set of persons or things all falling in the same specified limits; a class.
  2. A group of students at such a level:
  3. Any of the divisions in a school curriculum usually equal to one year; most systems in the U.S. include twelve grades after the kindergarten
level
An instrument for determining, or adjusting a surface to, an even horizontal plane: the traditional level has a clear tube partly filled with liquid so as to leave an air bubble that moves to the exact center of the tube when the instrument is on an even horizontal plane; often there is another such tube which indicates when the instrument is perpendicular to the horizontal
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  1. An instrument for determining, or adjusting a surface to, an even horizontal plane: the traditional level has a clear tube partly filled with liquid so as to leave an air bubble that moves to the exact center of the tube when the instrument is on an even horizontal plane; often there is another such tube which indicates when the instrument is perpendicular to the horizontal
  2. Position, elevation, or rank considered as one of the planes in a scale of values
  3. A natural or proper position, place, or stage:
year
A period of 12 calendar months reckoned from any date
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  1. A period of 12 calendar months reckoned from any date
  2. A calendar year of a specified number in a particular era
  3. A specific period of time, usually shorter than 12 months, devoted to a special activity:
form
A particular type or example of such arrangement:
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  1. A particular type or example of such arrangement:
  2. A pattern of behavior or performance:
  3. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal; figure:
lecture
A lengthy rebuke or scolding
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  1. A lengthy rebuke or scolding
  2. The text of such a talk
  3. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.
recitation
A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.
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  1. A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.
  2. A reciting, as of facts, events, etc.; recital
  3. A class meeting or period in which this occurs
seminar
Any similar group discussion
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  1. Any similar group discussion
  2. A course of study for a small group of students in a college or graduate school, often entailing research under the guidance of a professor.
  3. A course for such a group, or any of its sessions
colloquium
An informal meeting for the exchange of views.
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  1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views.
  2. An organized conference or seminar on some subject, involving a number of scholars or experts
  3. In a case of libel or slander, the assertions or allegations in the plaintiff’s pleading, or the evidence presented by the plaintiff at trial, showing that the alleged defamatory statement or writing by the defendant referred to the plaintiff. See also inducement and innuendo. In a case of libel or slander, the assertions or allegations in the plaintiff’s pleading, or the evidence presented by the plaintiff at trial, showing that the alleged defamatory statement or writing by the defendant referred to the plaintiff. See also inducement and innuendo.
round-table
A television show segment in which pundits or reporters discuss current events.
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  1. A television show segment in which pundits or reporters discuss current events.
  2. A conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see round,"Ž table.
period
Any of the divisions of the academic day.
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  1. Any of the divisions of the academic day.
  2. (Chemistry) A sequence of elements arranged in order of increasing atomic number and forming one of the horizontal rows in the periodic table.
  3. (Physics & Astronomy) The time interval between two successive occurrences of a recurrent event or phases of an event; a cycle:
lesson
A period of instruction; a class.
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  1. A period of instruction; a class.
  2. An exercise or assignment that a student is to prepare or learn within a given time; unit of instruction
  3. The instruction given during one class or instruction period
assembly
The act of putting together such set of pieces.
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  1. The act of putting together such set of pieces.
  2. A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
  3. A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
group
A collection of objects or figures forming a design or part of a design, as in a work of art
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  1. A collection of objects or figures forming a design or part of a design, as in a work of art
  2. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
  3. (Mathematics) A set with an operation whose domain is all ordered pairs of members of the set, such that the operation is binary (operates on two elements) and associative, the set contains the identity element of the operation, and each element of the set has an inverse element for the operation. The positive and negative integers and zero form a set that is a group under the operation of ordinary addition, since zero is the identity element of addition and the negative of each integer is its inverse. Groups are used extensively in quantum physics and chemistry to model phenomena involving symmetry and invariance.
session
A period of time devoted to a specific activity:
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  1. A period of time devoted to a specific activity:
  2. The number of hours within a day that a given body is performing its duties; a meeting of a court or a legislative body for the purpose of performing its business. The number of hours within a day that a given body is performing its duties; a meeting of a court or a legislative body for the purpose of performing its business.
  3. The part of a year or of a day during which a school holds classes.
room
The people present in such an area:
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  1. The people present in such an area:
  2. Space, esp. enough space, to contain something or in which to do something
  3. An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located:
division
A particular rank or kind, as of students or athletes, based on achievement, age, sex, etc.
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  1. A particular rank or kind, as of students or athletes, based on achievement, age, sex, etc.
  2. A particular section of a country, state, etc. divided off as for administration
  3. The act, process, or operation of finding out how many times one number or quantity is contained in another.
elegance
Tasteful opulence in form, decoration, or presentation.
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  1. Tasteful opulence in form, decoration, or presentation.
  2. Restraint and grace of style
  3. Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners
refinement
A fine or subtle distinction.
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  1. A fine or subtle distinction.
  2. The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
  3. A keen or precise phrasing; a subtle distinction.
distinction
A special quality or accomplishment conferring uniqueness or honor:
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  1. A special quality or accomplishment conferring uniqueness or honor:
  2. Recognition of achievement or superiority; honor:
  3. Excellence or eminence, as of performance, character, or reputation:
panache
A plume of feathers, esp. on a helmet
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  1. A plume of feathers, esp. on a helmet
  2. A bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet.
  3. Dashing elegance of manner; carefree, spirited self-confidence or style; flamboyance
identify
To put oneself in another's place, so as to understand and share the other's thoughts, feelings, problems, etc.; sympathize or empathize (with)
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  1. To put oneself in another's place, so as to understand and share the other's thoughts, feelings, problems, etc.; sympathize or empathize (with)
  2. To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing:
  3. To connect, associate, or involve closely
rank
To hold a certain rank, or position
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  1. To hold a certain rank, or position
  2. To have a higher rank than; outrank
  3. (Archaic) To form a rank or move in ranks
grade
To determine the quality of (academic work, for example); evaluate:
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  1. To determine the quality of (academic work, for example); evaluate:
  2. To assume an indicated rank or position in a series; be of a certain grade
  3. To arrange or classify by grades; rate according to quality, rank, worth, etc.; sort
categorize
To put into a category or categories; classify.
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  1. To put into a category or categories; classify.
  2. To assign a category; to divide into classes.
  3. To place in a category; classify
category
A basic logical type of philosophical conception in post-Kantian philosophy.
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  1. A basic logical type of philosophical conception in post-Kantian philosophy.
  2. (Mathematics) A class of objects, together with a class of morphisms between those objects, and an associative composition rule for those morphisms. Categories are used to study a wide variety of mathematical constructions in a similar way.
  3. A general class of ideas, terms, or things that mark divisions or coordinations within a conceptual scheme, especially:
classification
The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
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  1. The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
  2. The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
  3. The act, process, or result of classifying.
order
A style of building:
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  1. A style of building:
  2. A group or class of persons set off from others by some trait or quality
  3. A sequence or arrangement of successive things:
set
The way or position in which a thing is set
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  1. The way or position in which a thing is set
  2. A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used:
  3. A setting or being set
bracket
A classification or grouping, especially within a sequence of numbers or grades, as a category of incomes sharing the same tax rate.
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  1. A classification or grouping, especially within a sequence of numbers or grades, as a category of incomes sharing the same tax rate.
  2. The interval between the ranges of two rounds of artillery fire, as one over and the other short of the target, used to find the correct range
  3. Either of the pair of signs [ ], or sometimes < >, used to enclose a word or words inserted as for explanation, quantities to be taken as a single quantity, etc.
grade
A group of students at such a level:
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  1. A group of students at such a level:
  2. Any of the divisions in a school curriculum usually equal to one year; most systems in the U.S. include twelve grades after the kindergarten
  3. A set of persons or things all falling in the same specified limits; a class.
league
A compact or covenant made by nations, groups, or individuals for promoting common interests, assuring mutual protection, etc.
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  1. A compact or covenant made by nations, groups, or individuals for promoting common interests, assuring mutual protection, etc.
  2. (Informal) A level of quality; class
  3. A class or level of competition:
order
The prescribed form or customary procedure, as in a meeting or court of law:
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  1. The prescribed form or customary procedure, as in a meeting or court of law:
  2. A style of building:
  3. A sequence or arrangement of successive things:
rank
A relative position, usually in a scale classifying persons or things; grade; degree
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  1. A relative position, usually in a scale classifying persons or things; grade; degree
  2. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group.
  3. An official position or grade:
tier
Any of a series of rows, layers, ranks, etc. arranged one above or behind another
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  1. Any of a series of rows, layers, ranks, etc. arranged one above or behind another
  2. A row, or rank, of seats
  3. A rank or class.
caliber
The diameter of the bore of a gun, usually measured in hundredths of inches or in millimeters
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  1. The diameter of the bore of a gun, usually measured in hundredths of inches or in millimeters
  2. Degree of worth; quality:
  3. Degree of worth or value of a person or thing; quality or ability
grade
An accepted standard or level
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  1. An accepted standard or level
  2. A mark or rating on an examination, in a school course, etc.
  3. A degree or rating in a scale classifying according to quality, rank, worth, intensity, etc.
quality
High social position:
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  1. High social position:
  2. Those in a high social position:
  3. Superiority of kind:
quality
High social position:
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  1. High social position:
  2. Those in a high social position:
  3. Superiority of kind:
refinement
A fine or subtle distinction.
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  1. A fine or subtle distinction.
  2. A keen or precise phrasing; a subtle distinction.
  3. The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste.
assort
To agree in kind; fall into the same class.
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  1. To agree in kind; fall into the same class.
  2. To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
  3. To separate into groups according to kind; classify.
categorize
To place in a category; classify
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  1. To place in a category; classify
  2. To put into a category or categories; classify.
  3. To assign a category; to divide into classes.
classify
To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
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  1. To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
  2. To arrange or organize according to class or category.
  3. To arrange or group in classes according to some system or principle
group
To place or arrange in a group:
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  1. To place or arrange in a group:
  2. (Chemistry) Two or more atoms that are bound together and act as a unit in a number of chemical compounds, such as a hydroxyl (OH) group.
  3. To assemble or form into a group or groups
pigeonhole
To put in the pigeonhole of a desk, etc.
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  1. To put in the pigeonhole of a desk, etc.
  2. To place or file in a small compartment or recess.
  3. To assign to a category or categories; classify
separate
To become distinct or disengaged, as from a mixture
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  1. To become distinct or disengaged, as from a mixture
  2. To single out or set apart from others for a special purpose; sort; segregate
  3. To put space between; space apart or scatter:
sort
(Comput.) To arrange data or a group of records in a particular way, as chronologically or alphabetically, for more efficient access
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  1. (Comput.) To arrange data or a group of records in a particular way, as chronologically or alphabetically, for more efficient access
  2. To place or arrange according to class, kind, or size; classify:
  3. To separate from others:
categorize
To put into a category or categories; classify.
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  1. To put into a category or categories; classify.
  2. To assign a category; to divide into classes.
  3. To place in a category; classify
classify
To arrange or group in classes according to some system or principle
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  1. To arrange or group in classes according to some system or principle
  2. To arrange or organize according to class or category.
  3. To place in a class or category
distribute
To apportion so as to be evenly spread throughout a given area:
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  1. To apportion so as to be evenly spread throughout a given area:
  2. (Logic) To use (a term) so as to include all individuals or entities of a given class.
  3. To place in separate pieces or examples over an area; scatter:
grade
To arrange or classify by grades; rate according to quality, rank, worth, etc.; sort
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  1. To arrange or classify by grades; rate according to quality, rank, worth, etc.; sort
  2. To determine the quality of (academic work, for example); evaluate:
  3. To assume an indicated rank or position in a series; be of a certain grade
group
(Mathematics) A set with an operation whose domain is all ordered pairs of members of the set, such that the operation is binary (operates on two elements) and associative, the set contains the identity element of the operation, and each element of the set has an inverse element for the operation. The positive and negative integers and zero form a set that is a group under the operation of ordinary addition, since zero is the identity element of addition and the negative of each integer is its inverse. Groups are used extensively in quantum physics and chemistry to model phenomena involving symmetry and invariance.
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  1. (Mathematics) A set with an operation whose domain is all ordered pairs of members of the set, such that the operation is binary (operates on two elements) and associative, the set contains the identity element of the operation, and each element of the set has an inverse element for the operation. The positive and negative integers and zero form a set that is a group under the operation of ordinary addition, since zero is the identity element of addition and the negative of each integer is its inverse. Groups are used extensively in quantum physics and chemistry to model phenomena involving symmetry and invariance.
  2. To belong to or form a group:
  3. To place or arrange in a group:
pigeonhole
To put in the pigeonhole of a desk, etc.
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  1. To put in the pigeonhole of a desk, etc.
  2. To assign to a category or categories; classify
  3. To place or file in a small compartment or recess.
place
To appoint to a post:
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  1. To appoint to a post:
  2. To be among those who finish a competition or race, especially to finish second.
  3. To arrange for the publication or display of:
range
The difference between the smallest and largest values in a set of data. If the lowest test score of a group of students is 54 and the highest is 94, the range is 40.
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  1. The difference between the smallest and largest values in a set of data. If the lowest test score of a group of students is 54 and the highest is 94, the range is 40.
  2. To look over something or around an area or place:
  3. To place with others in a cause, party, etc.
rank
To engage in carping criticism. Often used with on:
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  1. To engage in carping criticism. Often used with on:
  2. (Archaic) To form a rank or move in ranks
  3. To place in a rank or ranks
rate
(Informal) To have status, importance, or influence:
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  1. (Informal) To have status, importance, or influence:
  2. To put into a particular class or rank
  3. To place in a particular class, rank, or grade:
group (related)
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