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verb (segregates, segregating, segregated, segregated)
- To separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.
adjective
- separate, Separate; select.
- Separated from others of the same kind.
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noun
- The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting.
- seperation, Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallize, crystallizing process.
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adjective
- able to generate a copy of itself
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noun
- One of the methods for a living being to gather data about the world; sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
- A general conscious awareness.
a sense of security
- Sound practical judgment, as in common sense
- The meaning, reason, or value of something.
You don"t make any sense.
- A natural appreciation or ability
A keen musical sense
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(Pragmatics) The way that a referent is presented.
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(Semantics) A single conventional use of a word. I.e., one of the entries for a word in a dictionary.
- To use biological senses: to either smell, watch, taste, hear or feel.
- To instinctively be aware.
She immediately sensed her disdain.
- To comprehend.
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(genetics) either of a pair of chromosomes (in most animals and plants) whose combination determines the sexual characteristics of an individual.
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| splice |
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(nautical) A junction or joining of kids made by splicing them apart.
- (electrical) the electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
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(cricket) that part of a bat where the handle joins the blade
verb (splic, ing)
- To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
- To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
- To unite in marriage.
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(figuratively) To unite as if splicing.
- he argues against attempts to different genres or species of literature into a single composition.
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(obsolete) treasure, Treasure.
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(obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
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(archaic) race, Race; lineage, pedigree.
- A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.
They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent .
- hereditary, Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
There is a of madness in her family.
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(rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
- To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far.
Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker.
- To apply a force or forces to
- To tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one"s voice
- To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
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