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1. an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
2. the state of being close together or side by side.
- the position of something |
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1. the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
2. the stage setting or scenery of a play.
3. surroundings; environment. |
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1. having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
–noun 2. a pejorative form or word, as poetaster. |
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1. obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” |
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1. the act, process, or manner of constructing anything.
2. the act of providing with a frame.
3. a frame or a system of frames; framework. |
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| something that is like something else |
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| the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism. |
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| pseudo-antidiesetablishmentarianism |
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| False opposition to the separation of church and of the state. |
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