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| 1: the act or an instance of diverting from a course |
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1: commonplace , ordinary
2 a: of little worth or importance |
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| 1: an act or process of clearing: as a: the removal of buildings from an area (as a city slum) b: the act of clearing a ship at the customhouse ; also : the papers showing that a ship has cleared c: the offsetting of checks and other claims among banks through a clearinghouse d: certification as clear of objection : authorization e: a sale to clear out stock f: authorization for an aircraft to proceed especially with a specified action |
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| 1 a: the tendency of a body to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid b: the power of a fluid to exert an upward force on a body placed in it ; also : the upward force exerted |
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| 1 a: the taking up of a person into heaven bcapitalized : August 15 observed in commemoration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
2: a taking to or upon oneself |
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1 : a doctrine that this world is the best possible world
2 : an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome |
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1 : to make (as a liquid) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter
2 : to free of confusion |
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1: one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body
2 a: one skillful at exercises of intellectual or artistic dexterity b: one adept at swiftly changing or adapting a position or |
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1: a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms
2: a treatise on anatomical science or art |
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1: the action or fact of persisting
2: the quality or state of being persistent ; especially : perseverance |
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1: an earnest request : entreaty
2 a: a formal written request made to an official person or organized body (as a court) b: a document embodying such a formal written request |
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1 : one who believes in or practices vegetarianism
2 : herbivore |
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1 : the act or process of shipping
2 : the goods shipped |
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| : full of or expressing disdain |
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