| reforestation | (noun) the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting | Synonyms: re-afforestation |
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| refutation | (noun) the act of determining that something is false | Synonyms: disproof, falsification, falsifying, refutal |
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| (noun) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Synonyms: disproof, falsification |
| (noun) the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | Synonyms: defence, defense |
| regimentation | (noun) the imposition of order or discipline | - |
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| regurgitate | (verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up |
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| (verb) repeat after memorization | Synonyms: reproduce |
| (verb) feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food | - |
| (verb) pour or rush back | - |
| regurgitation | (noun) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: disgorgement, emesis, puking, vomit, vomiting |
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| (noun) recall after rote memorization | - |
| (noun) backflow of blood through a defective heart valve | - |
| rehabilitate | (verb) help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute | - |
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| (verb) reinstall politically | - |
| (verb) restore to a state of good condition or operation | - |
| rehabilitation | (noun) the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation | Synonyms: reclamation, renewal |
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| (noun) the restoration of someone to a useful place in society | - |
| (noun) the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises | - |
| (noun) vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation | - |
| rehabilitative | (adjective) designed to accomplish rehabilitation | - |
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| (adjective) helping to restore to good condition | Synonyms: reconstructive |
| reinstate | (verb) restore to the previous state or rank | - |
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| (verb) bring back into original existence, use, function, or position | Synonyms: reestablish, restore |
| reinstatement | (noun) the act of restoring someone to a previous position | - |
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| (noun) the condition of being reinstated | - |
| reinterpretation | (noun) a new or different interpretation | - |
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| (noun) a new or different meaning | - |
| reorientate | (verb) orient once again, after a disorientation | Synonyms: reorient |
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| reorientation | (noun) the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented | Synonyms: change of direction |
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| (noun) a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs | - |
| representation | (noun) an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent | - |
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| (noun) the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf | - |
| (noun) a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something | - |
| (noun) the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body | - |
| (noun) a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image | Synonyms: internal representation, mental representation |
| (noun) a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract | - |
| (noun) a performance of a play | Synonyms: histrionics, theatrical, theatrical performance |
| (noun) a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting | - |
| (noun) a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency | - |
| (noun) the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent | Synonyms: agency, delegacy |
| representational | (adjective) (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen | - |
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| representative | (adjective) standing for something else | - |
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| (adjective) being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives | - |
| (adjective) serving to represent or typify | - |
| (noun) an item of information that is typical of a class or group | Synonyms: example, illustration, instance |
| (noun) a person who represents others | - |
| (noun) a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
| (noun) an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose | Synonyms: interpreter, spokesperson, voice |
| reputation | (noun) the general estimation that the public has for a person | Synonyms: report |
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| (noun) the state of being held in high esteem and honor | Synonyms: repute |
| (noun) notoriety for some particular characteristic | - |
| restate | (verb) to say, state, or perform again | Synonyms: ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, retell |
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| restatement | (noun) a revised statement | - |
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| resuscitate | (verb) cause to regain consciousness | Synonyms: revive |
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| (verb) return to consciousness | Synonyms: come to, revive |
| resuscitated | (adjective) restored to life or consciousness | - |
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| resuscitation | (noun) the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness | - |
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| resuscitator | (noun) a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration | - |
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| rheostat | (noun) resistor for regulating current | Synonyms: variable resistor |
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| rotatable | (adjective) capable of being rotated | - |
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| rotate | (verb) plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession | - |
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| (verb) perform a job or duty on a rotating basis | - |
| (verb) cause to turn on an axis or center | Synonyms: circumvolve |
| (verb) turn on or around an axis or a center | Synonyms: go around, revolve |
| (verb) turn outward | Synonyms: splay, spread out, turn out |
| (verb) exchange on a regular basis | - |
| rotated | (adjective) turned in a circle around an axis | Synonyms: revolved |
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| rotation | (noun) the act of rotating as if on an axis | Synonyms: rotary motion |
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| (noun) a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.) | - |
| (noun) a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | Synonyms: gyration, revolution |
| (noun) (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin | - |
| rotational | (adjective) of or pertaining to rotation | - |
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| rotationally | (adverb) in a rotational manner | - |
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| rotatory | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn | Synonyms: revolutionary |
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| sagittate | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes | Synonyms: arrow-shaped, sagittiform |
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| saltate | (verb) leap or skip, often in dancing | - |
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| (verb) move by saltation | - |
| saltation | (noun) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | Synonyms: bounce, bound, leap, leaping, spring |
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| (noun) taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music | Synonyms: dance, dancing, terpsichore |
| (noun) (genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species | - |
| (noun) an abrupt transition | Synonyms: jump, leap |
| (noun) (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface | - |
| salutation | (noun) (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) | Synonyms: greeting |
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| (noun) an act of honor or courteous recognition | Synonyms: salute |
| (noun) word of greeting used to begin a letter | - |
| salutatorian | (noun) a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises | Synonyms: salutatory speaker |
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| salutatory | (noun) an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises) | Synonyms: salutatory address, salutatory oration |
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| sanitate | (verb) provide with sanitary facilities or appliances | - |
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| sanitation | (noun) making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing | Synonyms: sanitisation, sanitization |
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| (noun) the state of being clean and conducive to health | - |
| sedimentation | (noun) the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating | Synonyms: alluviation, deposit |
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| segmentation | (noun) the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | Synonyms: division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization |
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| (noun) (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum | Synonyms: cleavage |
| septate | (adjective) of or relating to a septum | Synonyms: septal |
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| septation | (noun) the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum | - |
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| sexploitation | (noun) the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material | - |
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| simvastatin | (noun) an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks | Synonyms: Zocor |
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| solicitation | (noun) the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) | Synonyms: allurement |
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| (noun) an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status | - |
| (noun) request for a sum of money | Synonyms: appeal, collection, ingathering |
| spectate | (verb) be a spectator in a sports event | - |
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| spectator | (noun) a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel | Synonyms: spectator pump |
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| (noun) a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) | Synonyms: looker, viewer, watcher, witness |
| statant | (adjective) standing on four feet | - |
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| state | (noun) the way something is with respect to its main attributes | - |
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| (noun) a politically organized body of people under a single government | Synonyms: body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica |
| (noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state | - |
| (noun) the territory occupied by a nation | Synonyms: country, land |
| (noun) the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation | Synonyms: province |
| (noun) a state of depression or agitation | - |
| (noun) (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) | Synonyms: state of matter |
| (verb) express in words | Synonyms: say, tell |
| (verb) put before | Synonyms: posit, put forward, submit |
| (verb) indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | Synonyms: express |
| statecraft | (noun) wisdom in the management of public affairs | Synonyms: diplomacy, statesmanship |
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| stated | (adjective) declared as fact; explicitly stated | Synonyms: declared |
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| stateless | (adjective) without nationality or citizenship | Synonyms: homeless |
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| stateliness | (noun) an elaborate manner of doing something | - |
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| (noun) impressiveness in scale or proportion | Synonyms: loftiness, majesty |
| stately | (adjective) refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court | Synonyms: courtly, formal |
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| (adjective) impressive in size, manner, or appearance | Synonyms: baronial, imposing, noble |
| (adjective) of size and dignity suggestive of a statue | Synonyms: statuesque |
| statement | (noun) a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | - |
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| (noun) a document showing credits and debits | Synonyms: financial statement |
| (noun) a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true | Synonyms: argument |
| (noun) (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | Synonyms: command, instruction, program line |
| (noun) (music) the presentation of a musical theme | - |
| (noun) a nonverbal message | - |
| (noun) the act of affirming or asserting or stating something | Synonyms: affirmation, assertion |
| stater | (noun) a resident of a particular state or group of states | - |
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| (noun) any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece | - |
| stateroom | (noun) a guest cabin | - |
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| statesman | (noun) a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | - |
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| statesmanlike | (adjective) marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman | Synonyms: statesmanly |
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| statesmanly | (adjective) marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman | Synonyms: statesmanlike |
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| statesmanship | (noun) wisdom in the management of public affairs | Synonyms: diplomacy, statecraft |
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| stateswoman | (noun) a woman statesman | - |
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| statewide | (adjective) occurring or extending throughout a state | - |
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| static | (adjective) concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | Synonyms: electrostatic |
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| (adjective) not in physical motion | Synonyms: inactive, motionless, still |
| (adjective) showing little if any change | Synonyms: stable, unchanging |
| (noun) angry criticism | - |
| (noun) a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference | Synonyms: atmospheric static, atmospherics |
| statice | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers | Synonyms: marsh rosemary, sea lavender |
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| statics | (noun) the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium | - |
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| statin | (noun) a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase | Synonyms: lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin drug |
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| station | (noun) a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose | - |
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| (noun) the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station | - |
| (noun) the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand | Synonyms: post |
| (noun) (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty | - |
| (noun) proper or designated social situation | Synonyms: place |
| (verb) assign to a station | Synonyms: place, post, send |
| stationariness | (noun) remaining in place | Synonyms: fixedness, immobility |
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| stationary | (adjective) not capable of being moved | - |
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| (adjective) standing still | - |
| stationer | (noun) a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies | Synonyms: stationery seller |
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| stationery | (noun) paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes | Synonyms: letter paper |
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| stationmaster | (noun) the person in charge of a railway station | Synonyms: station agent |
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| statistic | (noun) a datum that can be represented numerically | - |
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| statistical | (adjective) of or relating to statistics | - |
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| statistically | (adverb) with respect to statistics | - |
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| statistician | (noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) | Synonyms: actuary |
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| (noun) a mathematician who specializes in statistics | Synonyms: mathematical statistician |
| statistics | (noun) a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters | - |
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| stative | (adjective) (used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action | - |
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| stator | (noun) mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves | Synonyms: stator coil |
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| statoscope | (noun) An instrument that indicates small changes in an aircraft's altitude by recording small variations in atmospheric pressure. | - |
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| statuary | (adjective) of or relating to or suitable for statues | - |
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| (noun) statues collectively | - |
| statue | (noun) a sculpture representing a human or animal | - |
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| statuesque | (adjective) suggestive of a statue | Synonyms: Junoesque |
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| (adjective) of size and dignity suggestive of a statue | Synonyms: stately |
| statuette | (noun) a small carved or molded figure | Synonyms: figurine |
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| stature | (noun) (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot | Synonyms: height |
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| (noun) high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement | - |
| status | (noun) the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society | Synonyms: position |
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| (noun) a state at a particular time | Synonyms: condition |
| statute | (adjective) enacted by a legislative body | Synonyms: codified |
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| (noun) an act passed by a legislative body | Synonyms: legislative act |
| statutorily | (adverb) according to statute | - |
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| statutory | (adjective) relating to or created by statutes | - |
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| (adjective) prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute | - |
| sternutation | (noun) a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose | Synonyms: sneeze, sneezing |
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| sternutative | (adjective) causing sneezing | Synonyms: sternutatory |
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| sternutator | (noun) a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying | Synonyms: sternutatory |
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| sternutatory | (adjective) tending to cause sneezing | - |
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| (adjective) causing sneezing | Synonyms: sternutative |
| (noun) a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying | Synonyms: sternutator |
| substation | (noun) a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network | - |
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| superfetate | (verb) conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus | - |
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| superfetation | (noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time | - |
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| supplementation | (noun) the act of supplementing | Synonyms: subjoining, subjunction |
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| (noun) a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) | Synonyms: supplement |
| sustentation | (noun) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | Synonyms: maintenance, sustainment, sustenance, upkeep |
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