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parlance collapse: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

pertinent collapse: having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point"

internal medicine collapse: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)

hornbook collapse: a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge

comparable collapse: able to be compared or worthy of comparison; conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

similar collapse: marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"; (of words) expressing closely related meanings

anthropology collapse: the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

junior high school collapse: a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades

secondary school collapse: a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12

analogous collapse: corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"; similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"

grammar school collapse: a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college

collation collapse: careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement; assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

academy collapse: a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge; a school for special training; a secondary school (usually private); an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

derivation collapse: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin; drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation; drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body; a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions; the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"; (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

correlative collapse: expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation; "correlative conjunctions"; mutually related

taxidermy collapse: the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance

casebook collapse: a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work; according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example"

hedonism collapse: an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

seminary collapse: a private place of education for the young; a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis

biology collapse: the science that studies living organisms; characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses"

rudiment collapse: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"; the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

proportional collapse: one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion; properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"; having a constant ratio

public school collapse: a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board; private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition

verification collapse: (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

ecology collapse: the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment; the environment as it relates to living organisms; "it changed the ecology of the island"

golden rule collapse: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12); any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"

manual collapse: a small handbook; requiring human effort; "a manual transmission"; of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity"

formulation collapse: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"; a substance prepared according to a formula

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