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1. ablāciǒun n.

7 quotations in 3 senses
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Med. and surg. (a) Removal, amputation; ablacioun of blod, bloodletting; also, removal (of the cause of a disease); (b) loss of function (in a part of the body).

2. addiciǒun n.

31 quotations in 2 senses
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Math. The act of adding numbers together; the arithmetical process of addition.

3. aggregāciǒun n.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Math. The process of adding numbers together; summation; sum; (b) med. a gathering of pus, humors, etc.; process of coming to a head, formation of a pustule.

4. article n.

66 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A separate item (in a set of rules, doctrines, provisions, etc.); one of the statements of the Apostles' Creed; article of the feith (beleve, crede, creaunce, trouthe); (b) a specific religious…

5. calcūlāciǒun n.

17 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Math. The process of computing or reckoning; the art or science of reckoning; (b) astrol. the process of making a horoscope; the art or science of astrological computation; also, a computation in…

6. cercle n.

155 quotations in 20 senses
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A geometrical circle; also, the circumference of a circle; rounde as a cercle.

7. composiciǒun n.

45 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The composition, constitution, or structure (of a complex object, organ, etc.); also, complexion, character; (b) a concoction, a compound medicine; (c) the act of making or constructing something…

8. composit n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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Math. A compound number.

9. dēnomināciǒun n.

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(a) A name or designation; taken denominacioun, to receive a name or reputation; (b) the act of giving a name (to sth.), naming.

10. difference n.

69 quotations in 6 senses
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The fact of difference in kind; lack of identity, unlikeness, dissimilarity, diversity: (a) without constr.; (b) with prep. phr.; (c) with gen.

11. diǧitāl adj. & n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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Math. (a) A digit; (b) digital nombre, a digit.

12. dī̆minūciǒun n.

14 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Diminishing in numbers or quantity, lessening; reduction, decrease; (b) math. subtraction; (c) extenuation of sin.

13. dī̆minūtī̆f adj. & n.

5 quotations in 2 senses
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Gram. A derivative word denoting a small kind of the primitive, a diminutive; also noun diminutif.

14. dī̆visiǒun n.(1)

78 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) The act or processes of splitting or breaking up; branching (of arteries, streams); (b) separability, divisibility; (c) math. the process of dividing numbers, division; (d) hunt. the ceremonious…

15. dūplāciǒun n.

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Math. Multiplication by two, doubling.

16. dūplicāciǒun n.

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Math. Multiplication by two, doubling.

17. fracciǒun n.

9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The breaking (of an object); fracture (of a bone); (b) theol. the breaking or dividing of the Host; (c) math. an aliquot part of a unit, a fraction or subdivision; also, a mark indicating such a…

18. habitūde n.

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(a) Bodily constitution, proportion, or temperament; (b) habitude of the minde, mental disposition.

19. inēquālitẹ̄ n.

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(a) Unevenness in surface or contour; (b) disparity in size or strength; (c) irregularity in pulsation; (d) math. non-identity of numbers.

20. līne n.(1)

237 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) A cord or rope; a leash, sounding line, etc.; drauen bi o line, to pull on the same rope, pull together; line wie, a towpath; (b) a fishline; also fig.; hok and line, etc.; ground line [see ground