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paleography collapse: the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

mot collapse: a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes

therapy collapse: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"

origin collapse: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"; the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero; an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

autograph collapse: a person's own signature; something written by one's own hand; mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book"

commensurate collapse: corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"

gnome collapse: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

saying collapse: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

morphology collapse: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants; the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms; the admissible arrangement of sounds in words; studies of the rules for forming admissible words

taxonomy collapse: practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships; (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification; a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

relative collapse: an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus); a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

oracle collapse: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted; a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

proportionate collapse: being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group"

psychological warfare collapse: the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale

ana collapse: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place; mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu

confirmation collapse: a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church; a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism; additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"; information that confirms or verifies

transcript collapse: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record); something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech; "he read a transcript of the interrogation"; "you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station"

manuscript collapse: the form of a literary work submitted for publication; handwritten book or document

teaching collapse: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"; a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

casuistry collapse: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

smut collapse: any fungus of the order Ustilaginales; destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores; affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn; become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten"; stain with a dirty substance, such as soot; make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act"

wisdom collapse: the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight; the quality of being prudent and sensible; ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight; accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

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