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septet collapse: a musical composition written for seven performers; seven people considered as a unit; a set of seven similar things considered as a unit; seven performers or singers who perform together

process collapse: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"; a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"; (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"; a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"; subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"; perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"; deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"

lawsuit collapse: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

reprieve collapse: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence); a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; relieve temporarily; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

method collapse: a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

respite collapse: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"; a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

catastrophe collapse: a sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"

communism collapse: a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society; a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

characterization collapse: the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"

sedition collapse: an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

contrivance collapse: the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"; an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"; an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

theme collapse: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"; provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

calliope collapse: a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard; (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry

wait collapse: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"; serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"; stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"; wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

beaver collapse: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges; a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material); a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face; a full beard; the soft brown fur of the beaver; work hard on something

behavior collapse: manner of acting or controlling yourself; (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation; the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"

good time collapse: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"

ecumenism collapse: (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity; a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)

pursuance collapse: the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion

effort collapse: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

confluence collapse: a flowing together; a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"

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