allegation | (noun) (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) | - |
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(noun) statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove | Synonyms: allegement |
allegement | (noun) statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove | Synonyms: allegation |
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allegiance | (noun) the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action | Synonyms: commitment, dedication, loyalty |
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(noun) the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) | Synonyms: fealty |
allegoresis | (noun) the interpretation of written, oral, or artistic expression as allegory. | - |
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allegoricalness | (noun) The state or quality of being allegorical. | - |
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allegoriser | (noun) someone who communicates in allegories | Synonyms: allegorizer |
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allegorizer | (noun) someone who communicates in allegories | Synonyms: allegoriser |
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allegory | (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) | Synonyms: apologue, fable, parable |
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(noun) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor | - |
(noun) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea | Synonyms: emblem |
allegretto | (noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
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(noun) a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
allegro | (noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner | - |
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(noun) a brisk and lively tempo | - |
allele | (noun) (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character | Synonyms: allelomorph |
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allelomorph | (noun) (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character | Synonyms: allele |
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allemande | (noun) egg-thickened veloute | Synonyms: allemande sauce |
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allergen | (noun) any substance that can cause an allergy | - |
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allergist | (noun) a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies | - |
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allergology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies | - |
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allergy | (noun) hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity | Synonyms: allergic reaction |
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alleviant | (noun) remedy that alleviates pain without curing | Synonyms: alleviator, palliative |
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alleviation | (noun) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | Synonyms: easement, easing, relief |
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(noun) the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | Synonyms: assuagement, relief |
alleviator | (noun) remedy that alleviates pain without curing | Synonyms: alleviant, palliative |
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(noun) a therapist who makes suffering more endurable | - |
alley | (noun) a narrow street with walls on both sides | Synonyms: alleyway, back street |
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(noun) a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins | Synonyms: bowling alley, skittle alley |
alleyway | (noun) a narrow street with walls on both sides | Synonyms: alley, back street |
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