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abbreviation
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the "abbr." or "abbrev."
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property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction
a period of fourteen consecutive days
shortening something by omitting parts of it
assumption; theory
search for knowledge; systematic investigation
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abolish
 
 
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v.  E.g. In a letter to the British government, the EU has demanded that Britain abolish laws protecting religious freedom rights with regards to "sexual orientation."
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fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
depict; describe; draw
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
give a bodily form to; represent in bodily or material form; incorporate
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aboriginal
 
 
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a.  E.g. Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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abound
 
 
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v.  E.g. The rooms abound with screaming children.
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pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
be full of; be plentiful
make mad; drive to madness; craze; excite violently with passion; make very angry
cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
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abrasion
 
 
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n.  E.g. Dust also, is a significant cause of abrasion of book papers and covers.
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standard of measurement; geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space
one of the often brightly colored parts of flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
scratch; friction
a period of fourteen consecutive days
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