Article - English meaning

noun

A report or description of an event or experience.

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A detailed account of what has been achieved

verb

Consider or regard in a specified way.

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Her visit could not be accounted a success

noun

Money kept in a bank or other organization that you can add to or take back

noun

Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.

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Statistical analysis

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The act of studying or examining something in detail, in order to discover or understand more about it, or your opinion and judgment after doing this

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Our financial experts conducted an independent analysis of the investment plan's performance., i wa…

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The act of examining a substance, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to discover what it is or contains

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Chemical analysis revealed a high content of copper., the forensic lab carried out a second analysi…

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An object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.

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Gold and silver artefacts

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An object that has been made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest

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The museum's collection includes artefacts dating back to prehistoric times., the house displays a …

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Something that is seen in a scientific experiment or study that does not exist naturally, but has been caused by the way the experiment or study is done

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It should be remembered that a "household" is a statistical artefact created by data limitations., …

noun

A small piece, part, or quantity of something.

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Give the duck a bit of bread

verb

Past of bite.

verb

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

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However, they can experience behavioral problems when ridden, many coming back to bad experiences w…

noun

A unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.

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The missing verb in the second clause is understood to be the same verb as in the first clause

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A group of words that includes a subject and a verb to form a simple sentence or only part of a sentence

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"if i go to town" is a clause, but not a sentence., he had a clause in his movie contract that let …

noun

A part of a written legal agreement that deals with a particular subject

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See clause 8.2(b) of the standard sale agreement., rules and location for resolving disputes are ou…

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An upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.

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A wide entrance portico of eight ionic columns

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A tall, vertical post used as a support for the roof of a building or for decoration

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A column of soldiers, a column of smoke, the article filled two columns., a column on sports, a col…

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A vertical block of printed text on a page of a newspaper or magazine

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The article appears in the second column on page two., she continued to write her column until shor…

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An expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event or situation.

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A biting social commentary about the divide between rich and poor

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A series of remarks describing an event, esp. on radio or television, or a set of written notes explaining or expressing an opinion on a text or subject

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[ c ] the television commentary on the olympic games

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A spoken description of an event on the radio or television that is broadcast as the event happens, or the action of providing this description

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Commentary on the commentary on the olympic games was much better on the other channel., after reti…

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A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.

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Commodities such as copper and coffee

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Anything that can be bought and sold

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The goal is to raise the productivity of basic food commodities such as grains.

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A substance or a product that can be traded in large quantities, such as oil, metals, grain, coffee, etc.

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One big commodity that canada exports is oil., higher commodities prices boosted first-quarter prof…

noun

The nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

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The social composition of villages

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Something that a person has created or written, esp. a text, a work of art, or a piece of music, or the act of creating or writing something

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[ c ] a composition for piano and flute, [ c ] in school we had to write a composition (= short pie…

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The way in which the parts of something are arranged

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The composition of sth the company said it plans to change the composition of its board of director…

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The use of skill to create or bring about something, especially with a consequent effect of artificiality.

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The requirements of the system, by happy chance and some contrivance, can be summed up in an acronym

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The act of intentionally arranging for something to happen by clever planning, or something that is arranged in this way

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Because of the timing, i'm sure the salary freeze is a deliberate contrivance, not a coincidence., …

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A clever device or object that has been invented for a particular purpose

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We stay dry using an ingenious little contrivance called an umbrella.

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A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.

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A measuring device

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An object or machine that has been invented to fulfill a particular purpose

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A handheld device, a safety device, electronic/mechanical devices, he invented a device for measuri…

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An object or machine which has been invented for a particular purpose

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Biotech and medical devices, you should not use any personal electronic device, such as a cell phon…

noun

Written or spoken communication or debate.

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The language of political discourse

verb

Speak or write authoritatively about a topic.

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She could discourse at great length on the history of europe

noun

Spoken or written discussion

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[ u ] political discourse, [ c ] the play is a wonderful discourse on love.

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A long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject.

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Nothing can kill a radio show quicker than a disquisition on intertextual analysis

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A long and detailed explanation of a particular subject

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

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The division of the land into small fields

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The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

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[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

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One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

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The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

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A short piece of writing on a particular subject.

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Apart from the novels, sundara ramaswamy has written several short stories and essays on literary c…

verb

Attempt or try.

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Donald essayed a smile

noun

A short piece of writing on a particular subject, often expressing personal views

noun

A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

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A well-appointed house with interesting decorative features

verb

Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.

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The hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium

noun

A noticeable or important characteristic or part

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This car has excellent safety features., she has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face)., th…

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A small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one.

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A variety of kitchen gadgets

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A small device or machine with a particular purpose

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This handy gadget separates egg yolks from whites.

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A small machine or piece of electronic equipment that has a particular purpose

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Latest/modern/new gadgets with competition heating up, the latest gadgets have added features to se…

noun

A title at the head of a page or section of a book.

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Chapter headings

verb

Be in the leading position on.

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The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

A word or words put at the top of a page or section of text as a title

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He looked at the listings under the heading, "help wanted," hoping to find a job.

noun

A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose.

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Garden implements

verb

Put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.

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The scheme to implement student loans

A piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose

noun

A tool or implement, especially one for precision work.

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A surgical instrument

verb

Equip (something) with measuring instruments.

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Engineers have instrumented rockets to study the upper atmosphere

noun

An object, such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which is played to produce musical sounds

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He plays saxophone, trumpet, and several other instruments., surgical instruments

noun

An individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set.

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The items on the agenda

adverb

Used to introduce each item in a list.

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Item two statute books … item two drums

noun

One thing that is a part of a list or a collection of things

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There were several more items on the agenda., a news item in this morning’s newspaper, basic food i…

noun

A material thing that can be seen and touched.

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He was dragging a large object

verb

Say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something.

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Residents object to the volume of traffic

noun

A thing that can be seen, held, or touched, usually not a living thing

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Distant objects look blurry to me., the object of the game of chess is to checkmate your opponent.,…

noun

Material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material.

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A sheet of paper

verb

Apply wallpaper to (a wall or room).

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The walls were papered in a regency stripe

noun

A thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth used esp. for writing and printing on and in packaging

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[ u ] a piece/sheet of paper, [ u ] a paper bag/towel, [ u ] paper cups/napkins/plates, let's put s…

noun

A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering.

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The concluding paragraph

verb

Arrange (a piece of writing) in paragraphs.

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His style deploys a lack of conventional paragraphing

noun

A short part of a text that begins on a new line and consists of one or more sentences dealing with a single idea

noun

An amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something.

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Divide the circle into three equal parts

verb

(of two things) move away from each other.

Usage examples:

His lips parted in a smile

adverb

To some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something).

Usage examples:

The city is now part slum, part consumer paradise

noun

The action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another.

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There were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock

verb

Subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage.

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Each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively

noun

A movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot, giving the impression of dancing.

noun

The tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.

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The point of his dagger

verb

A fielding position on the off side near the batsman.

noun

A part of a whole.

Usage examples:

A portion of the jetty still stands

verb

Divide (something) into parts; share out.

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Every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors un…

noun

An article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale.

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Food products

noun

Something that is made to be sold, esp. something produced by an industrial process or something that is grown or raised through farming

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Industrial products, a new product can require two years to develop., she’s a product of the city’s…

noun

Something that is manufactured or grown to be sold, usually in large quantities

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Sell/launch/withdraw a product the manufacturers had to withdraw the product because of a design fa…

noun

The action of providing or supplying something for use.

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New contracts for the provision of services

verb

Supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.

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Civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies

noun

Something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it

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[ u ] when designing buildings in california, you have to make some provision for earthquakes., [ c…

noun

A condition or qualification attached to an agreement or statement.

Usage examples:

He let his house with the proviso that his own staff should remain to run it

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

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The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

noun

A formal assessment of something with the intention of instituting change if necessary.

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A comprehensive review of uk defence policy

verb

Assess (something) formally with the intention of instituting change if necessary.

Usage examples:

The home secretary was called on to review britain's gun laws

verb

Look at again; examine again

noun

Any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up.

Usage examples:

I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder

verb

Divide into sections.

Usage examples:

She began to section the grapefruit

noun

A part of something

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Dad always reads the sports section of the newspaper., he lived in a poor section of town., you’ll …

noun

Each of the parts into which something is or may be divided.

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A large segment of the local population

verb

Divide (something) into separate parts or sections.

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The unemployed are segmented into two groups

One of several parts that fit with others to make a whole

noun

A condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement.

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They donated their collection of prints with the stipulation that they never be publicly exhibited

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A statement that says exactly what something must be or how something must be done

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The only stipulation is that you have to register., as part of the deal they will issue shares of t…

noun

An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

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An adventure story

noun

Variant spelling of storey.

noun

A part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level.

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A three-storey building

noun

The devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject, especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

The study of english

verb

Devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

I studied classics at college

verb

Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject

noun

The action of subdividing or being subdivided.

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The subdivision of existing subjects

noun

A subdivision is also an area of land containing many homes built at about the same time

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We moved to a brand-new subdivision in 1965.

noun

One of the parts into which something is divided, or the act of creating these

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He has been responsible for the subdivision of work., the index shows the subdivisions of the prosp…

noun

A division of a section.

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Each chapter has a different theme and numerous subsections

noun

One of the smaller parts into which the main parts of a document or organization are divided

Usage examples:

Further details can be found in section 7 subsection 4 of the report.

noun

The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.

Usage examples:

The theme of the sermon was reverence

verb

Give a particular theme or setting to (a leisure venue, event, etc.).

Usage examples:

The amusement park will be themed as a caribbean pirate stronghold

noun

The topic of discussion or writing

Usage examples:

The theme of the conference was the changing role of women in modern society.

noun

An object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Usage examples:

Look at that metal rail thing over there

A separate and self-contained entity

noun

A device, product, or part of nature that is not named

Usage examples:

There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…

noun

A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.

Usage examples:

Gardening tools

verb

Impress a design on (leather, especially a leather book cover).

Usage examples:

Volumes bound in green leather and tooled in gold

noun

A piece of equipment that you use to help you do a job, esp. something that you use with your hands to make or repair something

Usage examples:

The only tools you need for this job are a hammer and a screwdriver., we believe the new law will b…

noun

An area of land, typically a large one.

Usage examples:

Large tracts of natural forest

noun

A short treatise in pamphlet form, typically on a religious subject.

Usage examples:

I think we all have come across religious tracts in our lives - little pamphlets that are often han…

noun

(in the roman catholic church) an anthem of scriptural verses formerly replacing the alleluia in certain penitential and requiem masses.

Usage examples:

Uses of this format, known as responsorial psalmody, include the prokeimenon and alleluiarion of th…

noun

A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.

Usage examples:

His treatise on scottish political theory

noun

A formal piece of writing that deals with a particular subject

Usage examples:

A medical treatise

noun

An individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole.

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Large areas of land made up of smaller units

A single undivided whole

noun

A tool, container, or other article, especially for household use.

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Kitchen utensils

noun

An implement for practical use

noun

A device or tool having a particular use, esp. in a kitchen

Usage examples:

We packed plates, cups, napkins, and eating utensils for the picnic.

noun

(used when you cannot remember or do not know the name of something) an object

Usage examples:

My whatchamacallit is broken – the thing that controls the oven temperature.

noun

Any object or person whose name you have temporarily forgotten or do not know

Usage examples:

Where's the whatsit that you change channels with?, you'd better tell whatsit - what's his name - t…

idiom

A short account of the news

phrasal verb

Produce a full or formal written version of something.

Usage examples:

I was too tired to write up my notes

phrasal verb

Increase the nominal value of stock or goods.