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qualification
The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified:
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  1. The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified:
  2. Any quality, skill, knowledge, experience, etc. that fits a person for a position, office, profession, etc.; requisite
  3. A condition that must be met in order to exercise certain rights
fitting
The fixtures, furnishings, or decorations of a house, office, automobile, etc.
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  1. The fixtures, furnishings, or decorations of a house, office, automobile, etc.
  2. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
  3. A small part used to join, adjust, or adapt other parts, as in a system of pipes
manufacture
Anything so made; manufactured product
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  1. Anything so made; manufactured product
  2. The act, craft, or process of manufacturing products, especially on a large scale.
  3. An industry in which mechanical power and machinery are employed.
establishment
A group of people holding most of the power and influence in a government or society. Often used with the.
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  1. A group of people holding most of the power and influence in a government or society. Often used with the.
  2. That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
  3. An arranged order or system, especially a legal code.
compounding
An accumulation of compound interest.
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  1. An accumulation of compound interest.
rehearsal
The practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done
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  1. The practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done
  2. A drilling or repeating for practice before future performance
  3. A practice performance of a play, concert, etc., or of part of it, in preparation for a public or formal performance
incubation
The act of keeping an organism, a cell, or cell culture in conditions favorable for growth and development.
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  1. The act of keeping an organism, a cell, or cell culture in conditions favorable for growth and development.
  2. The phase in the development of a disease between the infection and the first appearance of symptoms
  3. (Medicine) The maintenance of an infant, especially a premature infant, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration in order to provide optimal conditions for growth and development.
gestation
The conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind.
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  1. The conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind.
  2. The period of time spent in the uterus between conception and birth. Gestation in humans is about nine months.
  3. The period of development in the uterus from conception until birth; pregnancy.
building
The act, process, work, or business of constructing houses, ships, etc.
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  1. The act, process, work, or business of constructing houses, ships, etc.
  2. (Uncountable) The act or process of building.
  3. A closed structure with walls and a roof.
construction
Something fashioned or devised systematically:
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  1. Something fashioned or devised systematically:
  2. The process of interpreting, or the interpretation of, a constitution, statute, or instrument. See also legislative history and intent. The process of interpreting, or the interpretation of, a constitution, statute, or instrument. See also legislative history and intent.
  3. A structure, such as a building, framework, or model.
formation
The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
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  1. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
  2. (Geology) A primary unit in the mapping of rock strata, consisting of a set of contemporaneous rocks having the same characteristics and origin.
  3. (Geol.) A rock unit distinguished from adjacent deposits by some common character, as composition, origin, type of fossil, etc.
anticipation
(Law) The assignment or taking of income from a trust fund before it is due
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  1. (Law) The assignment or taking of income from a trust fund before it is due
  2. (Music) Introduction on a weak beat of one note of a new chord before the previous chord is resolved.
  3. The use or assignment of funds, especially from a trust fund, before they are legitimately available for use.
founding
The action of the verb to found; the establishment of something.
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  1. The action of the verb to found; the establishment of something.
foreseeing
The act by which something is foreseen; a prophetic vision.
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  1. The act by which something is foreseen; a prophetic vision.
development
The act of developing or the state of being developed, as:
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  1. The act of developing or the state of being developed, as:
  2. The organized activity of soliciting donations or grants; fundraising.
  3. The central section of a movement in sonata form, in which the theme is elaborated and explored.
homework
Lessons to be studied or schoolwork to be done outside the classroom
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  1. Lessons to be studied or schoolwork to be done outside the classroom
  2. Work that is done at home, especially school exercises set by a teacher.
  3. Study or research in preparation for some project, activity, etc.
spadework
Preparatory work necessary for a project or activity.
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  1. Preparatory work necessary for a project or activity.
groundwork
A foundation; basis
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  1. A foundation; basis
  2. Work done in preparation
evolution
The historical development of a related group of organisms; phylogeny.
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  1. The historical development of a related group of organisms; phylogeny.
  2. A result of this process; a development:
  3. An unfolding, opening out, or working out; process of development, as from a simple to a complex form, or of gradual, progressive change, as in a social and economic structure
furnishing
Wearing apparel and accessories.
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  1. Wearing apparel and accessories.
  2. A piece of equipment necessary or useful for comfort or convenience.
  3. The furniture, appliances, and other movable articles in a home or other building.
preparedness
Precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters.
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  1. Precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters.
  2. The state of being prepared; specif., possession of sufficient armed forces, materiel, etc. for waging war
  3. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat.
readiness
The state or degree of being ready.
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  1. The state or degree of being ready.
fitness
(Biology) The extent to which an organism is able to produce offspring in a particular environment.
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  1. (Biology) The extent to which an organism is able to produce offspring in a particular environment.
  2. Good health, especially good physical condition resulting from exercise and proper nutrition.
  3. The state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness.
adaptation
The natural reactions of a sense organ to variations in the degree of stimulation
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  1. The natural reactions of a sense organ to variations in the degree of stimulation
  2. A change in structure, function, or behavior by which a species or individual improves its chance of survival in a specific environment. Adaptations develop as the result of natural selection operating on random genetic variations that are capable of being passed from one generation to the next. Variations that prove advantageous will tend to spread throughout the population.
  3. (Biology) The alteration or adjustment in structure or habits, often occurring through natural selection, by which a species or individual becomes better able to function in its environment.
suitability
The quality of being suitable.
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  1. The quality of being suitable.
capacity
A condition of being qualified or authorized; position, function, status, etc.
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  1. A condition of being qualified or authorized; position, function, status, etc.
  2. The power to learn or retain knowledge; mental ability.
  3. A legal qualification, such as age, that determines one’s ability to do something that has legal consequences (such as making a contract or getting married). Also called legal capacity.
background
Music (in full background music) or sound effects used as a subordinated accompaniment to dialogue or action, as in movies
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  1. Music (in full background music) or sound effects used as a subordinated accompaniment to dialogue or action, as in movies
  2. (--- Computers) The environment in which programs operate that the user does not engage with directly:
  3. A person's experience, training, and education:
ripeness
The characteristic of being ripe
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  1. The characteristic of being ripe
mellowness
The property of being mellow.
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  1. The property of being mellow.
maturity
A being perfect, complete, or ready
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  1. A being perfect, complete, or ready
  2. (Geology) A stage in the development of streams or landscapes at which maximum development has been reached or at which the process of erosion is going on with maximum vigor. Maturity of a landscape continues throughout the period of maximum topographic differentiation or until about three fourths of the original mass is carried away by erosion.
  3. The state of a note or bond being due.
training
(voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
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  1. (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
  2. The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
  3. The process or experience of being trained
education
An instructive or enlightening experience:
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  1. An instructive or enlightening experience:
  2. The process of training and developing the knowledge, skill, mind, character, etc., esp. by formal schooling; teaching; training
  3. A program of instruction of a specified kind or level:
equipment
The rolling stock especially of a transportation system.
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  1. The rolling stock especially of a transportation system.
  2. Whatever a person, group, or thing is equipped with; the special things needed for some purpose; supplies, furnishings, apparatus, etc.
  3. The act of equipping or the state of being equipped:
arrangement
A collection of things that have been arranged:
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  1. A collection of things that have been arranged:
  2. The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal:
  3. (Music) Adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
product
(Informal) Commercial products collectively, as of a certain kind or from a certain company; merchandise
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  1. (Informal) Commercial products collectively, as of a certain kind or from a certain company; merchandise
  2. An item that is made or refined and marketed:
  3. A vector product.
compound
An enclosed area used for confining prisoners of war.
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  1. An enclosed area used for confining prisoners of war.
  2. A building or buildings, especially a residence or group of residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier.
  3. A substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions joined by chemical bonds into a molecule. The elements cannot be separated by physical means. Water, for example, is a compound having two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom per molecule.
preparedness
Precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters.
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  1. Precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters.
  2. The state of being prepared; specif., possession of sufficient armed forces, materiel, etc. for waging war
  3. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat.
readiness
The state or degree of being ready.
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  1. The state or degree of being ready.
provision
The act of providing or supplying something:
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  1. The act of providing or supplying something:
  2. A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document:
  3. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation:
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  • In this way my preparation for college went on without interruption.

  • Dyeing is another large trade, as is the preparation of indigo.

  • He subsequently undertook the preparation of a new edition of the Hebrew Bible for the British and Foreign Bible Society.

  • The preliminary preparation for research of any value becomes yearly more exacting.

  • Alarmed voices were heard, and a stir of final preparation swept over all the troops.

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