badinage | (noun) frivolous banter | - |
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cardinal | (noun) crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male | Synonyms: cardinal grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird, Richmondena Cardinalis |
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(noun) a variable color averaging a vivid red | Synonyms: carmine |
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes | - |
(noun) the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order | Synonyms: cardinal number |
cardinalate | (noun) the office of cardinal | Synonyms: cardinalship |
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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope | Synonyms: College of Cardinals, Sacred College, Sacred College of Cardinals |
cardinalfish | (noun) small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters | - |
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cardinality | (noun) (mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping) | - |
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cardinalship | (noun) the office of cardinal | Synonyms: cardinalate |
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consuetudinal | (noun) a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) | Synonyms: consuetudinary |
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consuetudinary | (noun) a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) | Synonyms: consuetudinal |
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coordinate | (noun) a number that identifies a position relative to an axis | Synonyms: co-ordinate |
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coordination | (noun) the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation | - |
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(noun) the skillful and effective interaction of movements | - |
(noun) being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree | - |
(noun) the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form | - |
coordinator | (noun) someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously | Synonyms: co-ordinator |
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dinar | (noun) the basic unit of money in Algeria | Synonyms: Algerian dinar |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils | Synonyms: Bahrain dinar |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils | Synonyms: Iraqi dinar |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils | Synonyms: Jordanian dinar |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils | Synonyms: Kuwaiti dinar |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Libya | Synonyms: Libyan dinar |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Tunisia | Synonyms: Tunisian dinar |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia | Synonyms: Yugoslavian dinar |
(noun) 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran | Synonyms: Iranian dinar |
extraordinariness | (noun) the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered | - |
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foreordination | (noun) (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) | Synonyms: predestination, predetermination, preordination |
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incoordination | (noun) a lack of coordination of movements | - |
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indinavir | (noun) a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV | Synonyms: Crixivan |
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inordinateness | (noun) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | Synonyms: excess, excessiveness |
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insubordination | (noun) an insubordinate act | Synonyms: rebelliousness |
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(noun) defiance of authority | - |
iodination | (noun) the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds | - |
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latitudinarian | (noun) a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct) | - |
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medina | (noun) the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa | - |
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ordinal | (noun) the number designating place in an ordered sequence | Synonyms: no., ordinal number |
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ordinance | (noun) the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders | Synonyms: ordination |
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(noun) an authoritative command | Synonyms: regulation |
(noun) a statute enacted by a city government | - |
ordinand | (noun) a person being ordained | - |
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ordinariness | (noun) the quality of being commonplace and ordinary | Synonyms: mundaneness, mundanity |
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ordinary | (noun) (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields | - |
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(noun) an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel | Synonyms: ordinary bicycle |
(noun) a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death | - |
(noun) a judge of a probate court | - |
(noun) the expected or commonplace condition or situation | - |
ordinate | (noun) the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis | - |
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ordination | (noun) the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders | Synonyms: ordinance |
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(noun) logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements | Synonyms: order, ordering |
(noun) the status of being ordained to a sacred office | - |
platitudinarian | (noun) a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes | - |
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preordination | (noun) (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) | Synonyms: foreordination, predestination, predetermination |
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solitudinarian | (noun) one who lives in solitude | Synonyms: hermit, recluse, solitary, troglodyte |
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subordinate | (noun) a word that is more specific than a given word | Synonyms: hyponym, subordinate word |
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(noun) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | Synonyms: foot soldier, subsidiary, underling |
subordinateness | (noun) secondary importance | Synonyms: subsidiarity |
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subordination | (noun) the act of mastering or subordinating someone | Synonyms: mastery |
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(noun) the quality of obedient submissiveness | - |
(noun) the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head | - |
(noun) the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class | Synonyms: hyponymy |
(noun) the state of being subordinate to something | - |
superordinate | (noun) a word that is more generic than a given word | Synonyms: hypernym, superordinate word |
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(noun) one of greater rank or station or quality | Synonyms: higher-up, superior |
superordination | (noun) the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class | Synonyms: hypernymy |
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valetudinarian | (noun) weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health | - |
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valetudinarianism | (noun) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | Synonyms: debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity |
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