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mien
Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind:
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  1. Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind:
  2. A way of looking; appearance
  3. An appearance or aspect.
deportment
Apparent level of schooling or training:
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  1. Apparent level of schooling or training:
  2. A manner of personal conduct; behavior.
  3. The manner of conducting or bearing oneself; behavior; demeanor
demeanor
The way in which a person behaves; deportment.
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  1. The way in which a person behaves; deportment.
  2. Outward behavior; conduct; deportment
use
The quality that makes a thing useful or suitable for a given purpose; advantage; usefulness; worth; utility
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  1. The quality that makes a thing useful or suitable for a given purpose; advantage; usefulness; worth; utility
  2. Gain or advantage; good:
  3. An instance or way of using
way
An aspect, particular, or feature:
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  1. An aspect, particular, or feature:
  2. A route or course that is or may be used to go from one place to another
  3. Used with a personal pronoun as the object of various verbs to indicate progress toward an objective:
practice
The act or process of doing something; performance or action:
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  1. The act or process of doing something; performance or action:
  2. The business of a professional person:
  3. A habitual or customary action or way of doing something:
mode
A particular form or kind:
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  1. A particular form or kind:
  2. A manner, way, or method of doing something, experiencing something, or acting:
  3. Style or fashion.
fashion
Shape or form; configuration:
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  1. Shape or form; configuration:
  2. Something, esp. a garment, in the current style
  3. The prevailing style or custom, as in dress or behavior:
style
Specific or characteristic manner of expression, execution, construction, or design, in any art, period, work, employment, etc.
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  1. Specific or characteristic manner of expression, execution, construction, or design, in any art, period, work, employment, etc.
  2. The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed:
  3. A particular fashion:
fashion
Something, such as a garment, that is in the current mode:
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  1. Something, such as a garment, that is in the current mode:
  2. The current style or mode of dress, speech, conduct, etc.
  3. Manner or mode; way:
method
A technique of acting in which the actor recalls emotions and reactions from past experience and uses them in identifying with and individualizing the character being portrayed.
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  1. A technique of acting in which the actor recalls emotions and reactions from past experience and uses them in identifying with and individualizing the character being portrayed.
  2. Regularity and orderliness in action, thought, or expression; system in doing things or handling ideas
  3. A way of doing something; procedure; process; esp., a regular, orderly, definite procedure or way of teaching, investigating, etc.
mode
(Philosophy) The particular appearance, form, or manner in which an underlying substance, or a permanent aspect or attribute of it, is manifested.
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  1. (Philosophy) The particular appearance, form, or manner in which an underlying substance, or a permanent aspect or attribute of it, is manifested.
  2. The current or customary fashion or style:
  3. A manner or way of acting, doing, or being; method or form
modus operandi
A method of operating or functioning.
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  1. A method of operating or functioning.
  2. A person's manner of working.
  3. A way of doing or accomplishing something
style
A name or title:
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  1. A name or title:
  2. A quality of imagination and individuality expressed in one's actions and tastes:
  3. The current, fashionable way of dressing, speaking, acting, etc.
system
A set of facts, principles, rules, etc. classified or arranged in a regular, orderly form so as to show a logical plan linking the various parts
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  1. A set of facts, principles, rules, etc. classified or arranged in a regular, orderly form so as to show a logical plan linking the various parts
  2. The prevailing social order; the establishment. Used with the :
  3. An established way of doing something; method; procedure
way
An aspect, particular, or feature:
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  1. An aspect, particular, or feature:
  2. A route or course that is or may be used to go from one place to another
  3. Used with a personal pronoun as the object of various verbs to indicate progress toward an objective:
wise
Method or manner of doing; way:
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  1. Method or manner of doing; way:
address
The manner or bearing of a person, especially in conversation.
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  1. The manner or bearing of a person, especially in conversation.
  2. The location at which a particular organization or person may be found or reached:
  3. A name or number used in information storage or retrieval assigned to or identifying a specific memory location.
air
A distinctive quality or appearance; an aura:
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  1. A distinctive quality or appearance; an aura:
  2. The colorless, odorless, tasteless mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. Air consists of about 78 percent nitrogen and 21 percent oxygen, with the remaining part made up mainly of argon, carbon dioxide, neon, helium, methane, and krypton in decreasing order of volume. Air also contains varying amounts of water vapor, particulate matter such as dust and soot, and chemical pollutants.
  3. The general environment or condition, as in attitudes and ideas:
bearing
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
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  1. Relevance; a relationship or connection.
  2. (Architecture) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.
  3. Direction, especially angular direction measured from one position to another using geographical or celestial reference lines.
demeanor
Outward behavior; conduct; deportment
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  1. Outward behavior; conduct; deportment
  2. The way in which a person behaves; deportment.
mien
An appearance or aspect.
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  1. An appearance or aspect.
  2. Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind:
  3. A way of carrying and conducting oneself; manner
presence
The state or fact of being present; current existence or occurrence:
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  1. The state or fact of being present; current existence or occurrence:
  2. Impressive bearing, personality, etc. characterized by poise, confidence, etc., often specif. that of a performer before an audience (stage presence)
  3. A person who is present, especially in an impressive way:
style
Specific or characteristic manner of expression, execution, construction, or design, in any art, period, work, employment, etc.
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  1. Specific or characteristic manner of expression, execution, construction, or design, in any art, period, work, employment, etc.
  2. The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed:
  3. (Zoology) A slender, tubular, or bristlelike process:
port
A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.
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  1. A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.
  2. An opening, as in a cylinder face or valve face, for the passage of steam, gas, water, etc.
  3. A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.
consuetude
Established custom or usage
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  1. Established custom or usage
  2. Custom; usage.
custom
Habitual patronage, as of a store:
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  1. Habitual patronage, as of a store:
  2. A habitual practice of a person:
  3. A usual practice or habitual way of behaving; habit
habit
A distinctive set of clothing or style of dressing, especially of a religious order.
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  1. A distinctive set of clothing or style of dressing, especially of a religious order.
  2. A thing done often and hence, usually, done easily; practice; custom
  3. A tendency to perform a certain action or behave in a certain way; usual way of doing something
habitude
Habitual or characteristic condition of mind or body; disposition
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  1. Habitual or characteristic condition of mind or body; disposition
  2. Usual way of doing something; custom
practice
The act or process of doing something; performance or action:
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  1. The act or process of doing something; performance or action:
  2. The business of a professional person:
  3. A habitual or customary action or way of doing something:
praxis
Practical application or exercise of a branch of learning.
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  1. Practical application or exercise of a branch of learning.
  2. (Philosophy) The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
  3. An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
usage
(Lexicography) The ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, determined by a lexicographer's intuition or from corpus analysis.
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  1. (Lexicography) The ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, determined by a lexicographer's intuition or from corpus analysis.
  2. The act, manner, or amount of using; use:
  3. Long-continued or established practice; habitual or customary use or way of acting; custom; habit
usance
Interest paid on borrowed money.
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  1. Interest paid on borrowed money.
  2. The length of time, established by custom and varying between countries, that is allowed for payment of a foreign bill of exchange.
  3. Use.
use
The quality that makes a thing useful or suitable for a given purpose; advantage; usefulness; worth; utility
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  1. The quality that makes a thing useful or suitable for a given purpose; advantage; usefulness; worth; utility
  2. Gain or advantage; good:
  3. An instance or way of using
way
An aspect, particular, or feature:
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  1. An aspect, particular, or feature:
  2. A route or course that is or may be used to go from one place to another
  3. Used with a personal pronoun as the object of various verbs to indicate progress toward an objective:
wont
Usual practice; habit
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  1. Usual practice; habit
etiquette
The rules for such forms, manners, and ceremonies
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  1. The rules for such forms, manners, and ceremonies
  2. The forms, manners, and ceremonies established by convention as acceptable or required in social relations, in a profession, or in official life
mores
Moral attitudes.
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  1. Moral attitudes.
  2. Ways of thinking and behaving shared generally by a society or group
  3. The accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
propriety
Socially correct usages or behaviors.
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  1. Socially correct usages or behaviors.
  2. Conformity with accepted standards of proper manners or behavior
  3. Conformity to conventional standards of behavior or morality.
p's and q's
The way one acts; conduct:
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  1. The way one acts; conduct:
  2. Socially correct behavior; manners.
fashion
Shape or form; configuration:
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  1. Shape or form; configuration:
  2. Something, esp. a garment, in the current style
  3. The prevailing style or custom, as in dress or behavior:
mode
A particular form or kind:
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  1. A particular form or kind:
  2. A manner, way, or method of doing something, experiencing something, or acting:
  3. Style or fashion.
style
Specific or characteristic manner of expression, execution, construction, or design, in any art, period, work, employment, etc.
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  1. Specific or characteristic manner of expression, execution, construction, or design, in any art, period, work, employment, etc.
  2. The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed:
  3. A particular fashion:
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. A quality or value of color; tint; shade
  3. Distinctive style; elegance
vein
Something that looks like a blood vessel, such as the hindgut of a shrimp.
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  1. Something that looks like a blood vessel, such as the hindgut of a shrimp.
  2. A long wavy strip of a different shade or color, as in wood or marble, or as mold in cheese.
  3. Any distinctive quality or strain regarded as running through one's character, or a speech, writing, etc.
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.
cast
The act of casting; a throw; also, a way of casting or distance thrown
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  1. The act of casting; a throw; also, a way of casting or distance thrown
  2. Outward form or look; appearance:
  3. The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement:
description
A statement or an account describing something:
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  1. A statement or an account describing something:
  2. Sort, kind, or variety
  3. The act, process, art, or technique of describing or picturing in words
ilk
Kind; sort; class
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  1. Kind; sort; class
  2. The same. Used following a name to indicate that the one named resides in an area bearing the same name:
  3. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
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.
lot
A piece of land used for a given purpose:
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  1. A piece of land used for a given purpose:
  2. A number of associated people or things:
  3. An individual of a particular kind or type:
mold
A pattern, hollow form, or matrix for giving a certain shape to something in a plastic or molten state
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  1. A pattern, hollow form, or matrix for giving a certain shape to something in a plastic or molten state
  2. Distinctive character or type:
  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.
nature
A kind or sort:
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  1. A kind or sort:
  2. Inborn character; innate disposition; inherent tendencies of a person
  3. Kind; sort; type
order
(Archit.) Any of several classical styles of structure, determined chiefly by the type of column and entablature
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  1. (Archit.) Any of several classical styles of structure, determined chiefly by the type of column and entablature
  2. A group of people upon whom a government or sovereign has formally conferred honor for unusual service or merit, entitling them to wear a special insignia:
  3. (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)
sort
A person; an individual:
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  1. A person; an individual:
  2. (Printing) Any of the kinds of characters in a font of type
  3. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind.
species
(Logic) A class of individuals or objects having certain distinguishing attributes in common, given a common name, and comprised with other similar classes in a more comprehensive grouping called a genus
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  1. (Logic) A class of individuals or objects having certain distinguishing attributes in common, given a common name, and comprised with other similar classes in a more comprehensive grouping called a genus
  2. 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.
  3. A kind, variety, or type:
stamp
Characteristic nature or quality:
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  1. Characteristic nature or quality:
  2. 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
  3. Character; kind; class; type
stripe
A strip of cloth or braid worn on a uniform to indicate rank, awards received, or length of service; a chevron.
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  1. A strip of cloth or braid worn on a uniform to indicate rank, awards received, or length of service; a chevron.
  2. A long narrow band distinguished, as by color or texture, from the surrounding material or surface.
  3. A distinctive type, kind, or sort
type
A size or style of printed or typewritten characters; a typeface:
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  1. A size or style of printed or typewritten characters; a typeface:
  2. The type specimen, type species, or type genus, which serves as the basis for the name of a species, genus, or family.
  3. A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class:
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. Something that is distinguished from others of the same kind by a specific characteristic or set of characteristics:
  3. A number or collection of varied things, especially of a particular group; an assortment:
persuasion
A body of religious beliefs; a religion:
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  1. A body of religious beliefs; a religion:
  2. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.
  3. (Informal) Kind, sort, sex, etc.
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  • Obviously he thought her manner of dress was too casual.

  • She carefully laid out the food in an attractive manner and retired to the kitchen.

  • In the same manner I can also tell when I am pulling against the current.

  • In a manner of speaking.

  • In this same leisurely manner I studied zoology and botany.

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