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advanced collapse: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"; far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"; ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"; at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"; farther along in physical or mental development; "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"; ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"

progressive collapse: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going; advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"; favoring or promoting reform (often by government action); favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases; gradually advancing in extent

simile collapse: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

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

being collapse: the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"

new collapse: unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"; having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time of unexampled prosperity"; (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn"; in use after medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties"; not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"; unaffected by use or exposure; "it looks like new"

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

confrontation collapse: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge

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

analogy collapse: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

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"

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

bibliography collapse: a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)

lucubration collapse: laborious cogitation; a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation

allegory collapse: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

saw collapse: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting; cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"

document collapse: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks; writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature); a written account of ownership or obligation; support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"; record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"

poem collapse: a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

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