capitula | (noun) a short scripture reading; done after a psalmody. | - |
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capitulation | (noun) the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | Synonyms: fall, surrender |
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(noun) a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic | - |
(noun) a document containing the terms of surrender | - |
capitulum | (noun) a dense cluster of flowers or foliage | Synonyms: head |
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(noun) fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn | Synonyms: ear, spike |
(noun) an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree | - |
decrepitude | (noun) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use | Synonyms: dilapidation |
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(noun) The quality or state of being wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age. | - |
hyperpituitarism | (noun) excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) | - |
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pituitary | (noun) the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain | Synonyms: hypophysis, pituitary body, pituitary gland |
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recapitulation | (noun) (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement) | - |
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(noun) a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion | Synonyms: recap, review |
(noun) (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated | - |
(noun) emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species | Synonyms: palingenesis |
turpitude | (noun) a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | Synonyms: depravity |
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