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n. manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters


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v. agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede


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v. assent; agree without protesting


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n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god


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n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole


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n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia


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a. antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times


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a. having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs


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a. capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible or perceptive


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n. the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice


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