11 4 noun
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• dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Example sentence • The book discusses the dangers of absolutisms in political ideologies.
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Example sentence • The absurdisms in his novels often leave readers with a sense of confusion and bewilderment.
10 4 noun
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• orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
Example sentence • The professor criticized the paper for its excessive academisms .
12 4 noun
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• the visual property of being without chromatic color
Example sentence • People with achromatisms often have poor visual acuity.
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9 3
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• the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects
9 3 noun
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noun
• a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal
Example sentence • There are various activisms in our community, such as environmental and social activism.
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Example sentence • Many scholars argue that the early church was influenced by various adoptianisms .
12 4
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• recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
Example sentence • His adventurisms led to many thrilling experiences.
13 4 noun
n
noun
• obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
Example sentence • The medical team treated the patient for aeroembolisms .
13 4 noun
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Example sentence • His novels were known for their aestheticisms in language and style.
6 2 noun
n
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• discrimination on the basis of a person's age
12 4 noun
n
noun
• a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
Example sentence • Many philosophers throughout history have explored various agnosticisms and their implications.
9 3
Example sentence • Many critics argue that climate change alarmisms hinder constructive dialogue on the issue.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
Example sentence • People with albinisms have very light-colored or white hair.
11 4
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• habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
9 3 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration
Example sentence • Computer programs rely on complex algorisms to perform tasks efficiently.
9 4 adjective
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• an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
Example sentence • The book is filled with strange alienisms that are difficult to understand.
9 3
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Example sentence • The presence of multiple alleles for the same gene leads to allelisms .
13 4 noun
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Example sentence • Linguists study the allomorphisms of a language to analyze its phonological processes.
9 3
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• mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
11 4 noun
n
noun
• the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
Example sentence • His amateurisms in the kitchen often resulted in burnt meals.
10 4 noun
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• the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid
Example sentence • His amoralisms shocked his conservative parents.
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Example sentence • In mathematics, amorphisms are structure-preserving mappings between algebraic objects.
11 4 noun
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• a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state
Example sentence • The history of anabaptisms goes back to the 16th century.
10 4 noun
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noun
• the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
Example sentence • The body relies on anabolisms for growth and tissue repair.
12 4 noun
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• something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
Example sentence • The film set in the 18th century featured characters using smartphones, causing anachronisms .
10 4 noun
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Example sentence • He is known for his creative use of analogisms .
10 3 verb, noun
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• a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
9 3 noun
n
noun
• a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
10 3 noun
n
noun
• an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
Example sentence • Some anglicisms have become fully integrated into other languages.
10 4 noun
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noun
• the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
Example sentence • The study of animalisms is an important field in biology.
10 4
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• the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones
8 3 noun
n
noun
• the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
Example sentence • Different cultures practice various forms of animisms .
11 4 noun
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• a state of deep-seated ill-will
Example sentence • There were deep antagonisms between the two political parties.
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Example sentence • We need to address the issue of antiblackisms in our society.
12 4 noun
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11 4 noun, adjective
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Example sentence • The curriculum includes courses on antiracisms and social justice.
9 3 noun
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noun
• a short pithy instructive saying
Example sentence • The book is filled with insightful aphorisms about life and love.
11 4 noun
n
noun
• the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
Example sentence • Her asceticisms have led her to live a simple and minimalist lifestyle.
9 3 noun
n
noun
• (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
Example sentence • The Big Dipper and the Little Dipper are two well-known asterisms in the night sky.
12 4 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
Example sentence • She has astigmatisms in both of her eyes.
13 4 noun
n
noun
• the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times
Example sentence • There were several asynchronisms in the performance that disrupted the flow of the play.
8 3 noun
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• a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
Example sentence • The presence of atavisms in the population suggests a genetic link to our ancestors.
12 4 noun
n
Example sentence • Her athleticisms , including running and jumping, earned her a spot on the track team.
8 3 noun
n
noun
• (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
Example sentence • Scientists study atomisms to understand the physical world around us.
10 4 noun
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noun
• the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system
Example sentence • Many composers experimented with atonalisms in the early 20th century.
9 3
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Example sentence • She exhibited atropisms in her behavior, consistently moving away from social interactions.
9 3 noun
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Example sentence • She found an old journal filled with atticisms from the 19th century.
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