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punctuation collapse: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases; the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases; something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

time signature collapse: a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat

key signature collapse: the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

watermark collapse: a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light

distinguishing collapse: serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"

separative collapse: (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; "whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"; used of an accent in Hebrew orthography; indicates that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it

accent collapse: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation; distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"

diagnostic collapse: characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "diagnostic information"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"; concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis; "a diagnostic clinic"; "a diagnostic reading test"; "diagnostic information"

individualize collapse: make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone"

reference collapse: the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"; the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"; a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"; refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

black eye collapse: a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye"

discoloration collapse: the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded

destine collapse: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"

discriminate collapse: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"; noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"; recognize or perceive the difference; distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"; treat differently on the basis of sex or race

distinctive collapse: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"

describe collapse: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

demarcate collapse: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something; separate clearly and as if by boundaries

personalize collapse: make personal or more personal; "personalized service"

mottle collapse: an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green"; colour with streaks or blotches of different shades; mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

anatomize collapse: analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"; dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"

specify collapse: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"; be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"; determine the essential quality of

discriminating collapse: showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"

commemorate collapse: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War"; be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"; mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death"

circumscribe collapse: draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"; to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

ligature collapse: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood); a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone; character consisting of two or more letters combined into one; (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

comma collapse: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing; a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence

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