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detachment |
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the act of releasing from an attachment or connection |
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detachment |
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coming apart |
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detachment |
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avoiding emotional involvement |
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detachment |
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a small unit of troops of special composition |
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detachment |
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the state of being isolated or detached |
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dissociation |
Noun
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the act of removing from association |
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dissociation |
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(chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions |
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dissociation |
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a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently |
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disunion |
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the termination or destruction of union |
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disconnection |
Noun
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the act of breaking a connection |
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disconnection |
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an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) |
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disconnection |
Noun
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state of being disconnected |
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disjunction |
Noun
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the act of breaking a connection |
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disjunction |
Noun
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state of being disconnected |
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division |
Noun
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the act or process of splitting or partitioning |
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division |
Noun
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an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication |
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division |
Noun
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one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole |
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division |
Noun
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discord that splits a group |
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division |
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an army unit large enough to sustain combat |
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division |
Noun
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a group of ships of similar type |
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division |
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a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings |
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division |
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an administrative unit in government or business |
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division |
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in biology, a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category |
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division |
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a league ranked by quality |
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drawing off |
Noun
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act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source |
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derivation |
Noun
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the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin |
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derivation |
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drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation |
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derivation |
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drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body |
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derivation |
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inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline |
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derivation |
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a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions |
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derivation |
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(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase |
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derivation |
Noun
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the source or origin from which something derives i.e. comes from |
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derivation |
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(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation |
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domesticity |
Noun
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domestic activities or life |
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domesticity |
Noun
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the quality of being domestic or domesticated |
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disregard |
Noun
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willful lack of care and attention |
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disregard |
Noun
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lack of attention and due care |
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disregard |
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give little or no attention to |
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disregard |
Verb
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bar from attention or consideration |
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disregard |
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refuse to acknowledge |
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deformation |
Noun
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the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) |
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deformation |
Noun
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alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it |
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deformation |
Noun
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a change for the worse |
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despite |
Noun
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contemptuous disregard |
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despite |
Noun
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
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dorsiflexion |
Noun
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the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part) |
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dancing |
Noun
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taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
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dance |
Noun
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taking a series of rhythmical steps and movements in time to music |
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dance |
Noun
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an artistic form of nonverbal communication |
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dance |
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a party for social dancing |