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constitutionalism |
Noun
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a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution) |
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communication channel |
Noun
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(often plural) a means of communication or access |
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compound sentence |
Noun
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a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses |
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collect call |
Noun
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a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for |
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call forwarding |
Noun
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lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct |
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call-in |
Noun
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a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program |
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call waiting |
Noun
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a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone |
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crank call |
Noun
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a hostile telephone call (from a crank) |
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channels |
Noun
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official routes of communication |
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conference call |
Noun
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a telephone call in which more than two people participate |
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charade |
Noun
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a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades |
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charade |
Noun
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a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
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cablegram |
Noun
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a telegram sent abroad |
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cognate word |
Noun
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a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language |
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content word |
Noun
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a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned |
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closed-class word |
Noun
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a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning |
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catchword |
Noun
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a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page |
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catchword |
Noun
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a favorite saying of a sect or political group |
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cipher |
Noun
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a message written in a secret code |
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cipher |
Noun
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a secret method of writing |
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cipher |
Noun
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a person of no influence |
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cipher |
Noun
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a quantity of no importance |
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cipher |
Noun
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a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number |
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cipher |
Verb
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to make a mathematical calculation or computation |
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cipher |
Verb
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to convert ordinary language into code |
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cypher |
Noun
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a message written in a secret code |
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cypher |
Noun
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a secret method of writing |
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cypher |
Noun
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a person of no influence |
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cypher |
Noun
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a quantity of no importance |
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cypher |
Noun
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a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number |
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cypher |
Verb
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to make a mathematical calculation or computation |
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cypher |
Verb
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to convert ordinary language into code |
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command prompt |
Noun
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(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command |
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contagion |
Noun
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the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people |
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contagion |
Noun
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an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted |
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contagion |
Noun
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any disease easily transmitted by contact |
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center spread |
Noun
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the spread at the center of a magazine |
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centre spread |
Noun
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the spread at the center of a magazine |
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centerfold |
Noun
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a magazine center spread |
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citation form |
Noun
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the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary |
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centrefold |
Noun
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a magazine center spread |
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credendum |
Noun
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(Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided |
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calque |
Noun
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an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language |
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calque formation |
Noun
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an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language |
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context |
Noun
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discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation |
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context |
Noun
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the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event |
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context of use |
Noun
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discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation |
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complex sentence |
Noun
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a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause |
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coordinate clause |
Noun
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a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function |
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collective noun |
Noun
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a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things |