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area
A part of a house, lot, district, city, etc. having a specific use or character
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  1. A part of a house, lot, district, city, etc. having a specific use or character
  2. A distinct part or section, as of a building, set aside for a specific function:
  3. A division of experience, activity, or knowledge; a field:
blue-chip
Of or pertaining to a blue chip investment
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  1. Of or pertaining to a blue chip investment
  2. (Informal) Excellent, valuable, etc.
  3. Designating or of the high-quality stock of certain large, well-established companies with a history of financial stability, consistent profitability, etc.
major-league
(Slang) Great in extent, importance, impressiveness, etc.
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  1. (Slang) Great in extent, importance, impressiveness, etc.
  2. (Informal) Prominent or important:
  3. (Sports) Of or relating to a major league:
big-league
(Informal) Impressive or formidable:
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  1. (Informal) Impressive or formidable:
  2. (Informal) Prominent or important; major:
  3. Major league.
heavyweight
Being a leader in one's field.
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  1. Being a leader in one's field.
  2. Of the heavyweight boxing (similar) division.
  3. Being relatively heavy.
capital
Of or relating to financial assets, especially being or related to those financial assets that add to the net worth of a business:
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  1. Of or relating to financial assets, especially being or related to those financial assets that add to the net worth of a business:
  2. Most important or most serious; principal; chief
  3. First and foremost; principal:
cardinal
Bright-red, like the robe of a cardinal
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  1. Bright-red, like the robe of a cardinal
  2. Of foremost importance; paramount:
  3. Of main importance; principal; chief
chief
Highest, as in rank or office; foremost
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  1. Highest, as in rank or office; foremost
  2. Most important or significant; main; principal
  3. Highest in rank, authority, or office:
first
Ranking before all others; foremost in rank, quality, importance, etc.; principal
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  1. Ranking before all others; foremost in rank, quality, importance, etc.; principal
  2. Corresponding in order to the number one.
  3. Ranking above all others, as in importance or quality; foremost:
foremost
More prominent or important than others, especially in position or rank:
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  1. More prominent or important than others, especially in position or rank:
  2. First in rank or importance; leading
key
Of crucial importance; significant:
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  1. Of crucial importance; significant:
  2. Controlling; essential; important
leading
Having a position in the lead; foremost:
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  1. Having a position in the lead; foremost:
  2. Principal; chief
  3. Ranking first.
main
Most important; principal.
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  1. Most important; principal.
  2. (Nautical) Connected to or located near the mainmast:
  3. Chief in size, extent, importance, etc.; principal; leading; specif., designating a large central unit on which subsidiaries or branches depend
number one
First in rank, order, or importance:
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  1. First in rank, order, or importance:
paramount
Highest in rank, power, or authority:
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  1. Highest in rank, power, or authority:
  2. Of chief concern or importance:
premier
First in status or importance; principal or chief:
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  1. First in status or importance; principal or chief:
primary
(Ornithology) Designating or of the large, stiff feathers on the last section, or hand, of a bird's wing
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  1. (Ornithology) Designating or of the large, stiff feathers on the last section, or hand, of a bird's wing
  2. Relating to the replacement of only one of several atoms or groups in a compound, such as an amine in which one valence of the functional group is taken by a carbon atom.
  3. First in importance; chief; principal; main
prime
Being the most desired or suitable example of something:
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  1. Being the most desired or suitable example of something:
  2. From which others are derived; fundamental; basic
  3. First or highest in rank or importance; main:
principal
Highest or among the highest in rank, authority, importance, degree, etc.
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  1. Highest or among the highest in rank, authority, importance, degree, etc.
  2. Of, relating to, or being financial principal, or a principal in a financial transaction.
  3. First or highest in rank or importance.
top
Of, situated at, or being the top; uppermost, highest, greatest, or foremost
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  1. Of, situated at, or being the top; uppermost, highest, greatest, or foremost
  2. Of the highest degree, quality, rank, or amount:
  3. Of or having to do with the Top 40 or the kind of popular music they represent
higher
Comparative form of high: more high
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  1. Comparative form of high: more high
larger
Comparative form of large: more large
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  1. Comparative form of large: more large
dominant
Tending to be stronger than its counterpart or used for the most important tasks or in the most pressing situations:
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  1. Tending to be stronger than its counterpart or used for the most important tasks or in the most pressing situations:
  2. Being a species that has the greatest effect within its ecological community, especially by determining the presence, abundance, or type of other species. As a plant community progresses through stages of succession, different species may become dominant for a period until the climax community is reached, at which point the dominant species remains stable until a major disruption occurs. Among animals, the dominant species in a community is generally the top predator or the most abundant or widespread species.
  3. Higher; overlooking:
primary
Characterized by groups or radicals that are attached to the end carbon atom of a chain, i.e., to a CH2 group (Ex.: primary alcohols, CH2OH; primary amines, CH2NH2)
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  1. Characterized by groups or radicals that are attached to the end carbon atom of a chain, i.e., to a CH2 group (Ex.: primary alcohols, CH2OH; primary amines, CH2NH2)
  2. (Ornithology) Designating or of the large, stiff feathers on the last section, or hand, of a bird's wing
  3. (Linguis.) Having as its fundamental form a base or other element that cannot be broken down
upper
Higher in place, position, or rank:
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  1. Higher in place, position, or rank:
  2. Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
  3. Situated on higher ground:
exceeding
(Archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
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  1. (Archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
  2. Extreme; extraordinary:
  3. Surpassing; extraordinary; extreme
extreme
Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest:
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  1. Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest:
  2. Participating or tending to participate in a very dangerous or difficult sport:
  3. Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense:
ultra
Going beyond the usual limit; excessive; extreme, esp. in opinions
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  1. Going beyond the usual limit; excessive; extreme, esp. in opinions
  2. Immoderately adhering to a belief, fashion, or course of action; extreme.
over
Done; finished; past; obsolete
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  1. Done; finished; past; obsolete
  2. Having reached the other side; having got across
  3. Upper, outer, superior, excessive, or extra
above
Appearing earlier in the same text:
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  1. Appearing earlier in the same text:
  2. Placed, found, mentioned, etc. above or earlier
significant
Having or likely to have a major effect; important:
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  1. Having or likely to have a major effect; important:
  2. Having or expressing a covert or nonverbal meaning; suggestive:
  3. Having or expressing a meaning:
main
Most important; principal.
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  1. Most important; principal.
  2. Chief in size, extent, importance, etc.; principal; leading; specif., designating a large central unit on which subsidiaries or branches depend
  3. (Nautical) Connected to or located near the mainmast:
influential
Having or exercising influence.
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  1. Having or exercising influence.
  2. Having or exerting influence, esp. great influence; powerful; effective
  3. Having or exerting influence.
field-of-study
An area of academic concentration; a discipline.
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  1. An area of academic concentration; a discipline.
subject
One concerning which something is said or done; a person or thing being discussed or dealt with:
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  1. One concerning which something is said or done; a person or thing being discussed or dealt with:
  2. A person or animal that is the object of medical or scientific study:
  3. A course or area of study:
field
The scene or an area of military operations or maneuvers:
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  1. The scene or an area of military operations or maneuvers:
  2. An area or region where business activities are conducted:
  3. (TV) The area viewed by the camera
program
The presentation itself:
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  1. The presentation itself:
  2. A set of coded instructions that enables a machine, especially a computer, to perform a desired sequence of operations.
  3. A plan or system of academic and related or ancillary activities:
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  • A major success helped raise our spirits.

  • I thought I was picking up on some major vibes out there.

  • "What are you up to?" suddenly came the authoritative voice of a sergeant major who came upon the men who were hauling their burden.

  • Strong enough to put major hurt on Victor.

  • Rostov remembered Sventsyani, because on the first day of their arrival at that small town he changed his sergeant major and was unable to manage all the drunken men of his squadron who, unknown to him, had appropriated five barrels of old beer.

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