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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

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"

semantics collapse: the study of language meaning

lexicology collapse: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

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

dirt collapse: the state of being covered with unclean things; (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel

etymology collapse: the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

words of wisdom collapse

adage collapse

sutra collapse: a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

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

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

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

proverb collapse: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

cyclopedia collapse

encyclopedia collapse: a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

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

obscenity collapse: an obscene act; the trait of behaving in an obscene manner; an offensive or indecent word or phrase

glossematics collapse

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

filth collapse: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse; any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

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"

parapsychology collapse

phonetics collapse: the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

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"

phonology collapse: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes

nonfiction collapse: prose writing that is not fictional

Stoicism collapse: an indifference to pleasure or pain; (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

reading matter collapse

printed matter collapse

socialized medicine collapse

Medicaid collapse: health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program

Medicare collapse: health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over

typescript collapse: typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript

lore collapse: knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

syntactics collapse

analects collapse: a collection of excerpts from a literary work

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