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• (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
Example sentence • The process of apogamies allows for asexual reproduction.
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Example sentence • Some plants exhibit dichogamies to prevent self-pollination.
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Example sentence • The plant exhibited digamies due to a genetic mutation.
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• marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
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• a state of extreme dishonor
Example sentence • Their infamies were widely known throughout the town.
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• (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure
Example sentence • The presence of isogamies in certain algae species allows for a higher chance of successful fertilization.
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Example sentence • The formation of oogamies involves the fusion of two gametes of different sizes.
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Example sentence • The syngamies between the male and female gametes result in the formation of a zygote.
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Example sentence • The occurrence of heterogamies ensures genetic diversity.
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• an opposing military force
Example sentence • They were once friends, but now they are bitter enemies .
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• of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
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• an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building
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• a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Example sentence • She wore a beautiful lace chemise under her wedding dress.
8 3 noun n Example sentence • Many scholars have dedicated their lives to studying and teaching in academes .
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• a secondary school (usually private)
Example sentence • There are many prestigious academies in this city.
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Example sentence • Satellites often collect data related to aeronomies to understand the composition of the atmosphere.
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• the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
Example sentence • Different countries have different approaches to agronomies .
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• the way two individuals relate to each other
Example sentence • The ancient alchemies were said to have the power to transmute lead into gold.
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• the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
Example sentence • The professor studied the anatomies of different bird species.
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• the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings
Example sentence • The antonymies between 'hot' and 'cold' are well-known.
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• the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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• A floating mote or speck of dust.
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• immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
Example sentence • Different regions within the country were granted varying degrees of autonomies .
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• spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
Example sentence • Lizards possess the ability for autotomies , allowing them to shed their tails when threatened.
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• blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
Example sentence • He was charged with uttering blasphemies against the church.
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• A surgical operation which consists of making an incision into the urinary bladder.
Example sentence • The surgeon performed multiple cystotomies to repair the patient's urinary tract.
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• being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
Example sentence • The book explores the dichotomies between good and evil.
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• a person who does not talk
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• having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function
Example sentence • He used dummies to demonstrate CPR techniques.
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• the system of production and distribution and consumption
Example sentence • The economies of developing countries rely heavily on agriculture.
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• a standard or typical example
Example sentence • He epitomes the spirit of perseverance.
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• surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
Example sentence • A patient may need gastrectomies if they have stomach cancer.
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• the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
Example sentence • The study of hyponymies is important in the field of linguistics.
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Example sentence • Many researchers study the structure and function of hypostomes to understand the feeding habits of extinct organisms.
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Example sentence • The concept of isonomies is an important principle in a democratic society.
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• surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
Example sentence • The use of leukotomies has significantly declined with the advent of more effective psychiatric medications.
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• surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)
Example sentence • The surgeon successfully completed three lobectomies in a row.
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• surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
Example sentence • The use of lobotomies as a medical procedure declined in the late 20th century.
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• surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
Example sentence • The doctors performed lumpectomies on both of her breasts to remove the tumors.
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• surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor
Example sentence • She underwent bilateral mastectomies as a preventive measure against breast cancer.
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• substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
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• informal terms for a mother
Example sentence • The museum has a collection of ancient mummies from Egypt.
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Example sentence • The surgeons performed multiple necrotomies to remove the infected tissues.
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• surgical removal of a kidney
Example sentence • He underwent two nephrectomies due to kidney disease.
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Example sentence • The function of nephrostomes is to filter waste products from the body.
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Example sentence • The surgeon performed neurotomies on the patient to treat their chronic pain.
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• the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
Example sentence • I learned how to make origamis in art class.
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• surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
Example sentence • Many people with Crohn's disease may require ostomies to divert waste from the intestines.
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Example sentence • The field of linguistics studies polyonymies across different languages.
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