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hypothesis collapse: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"; a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

apartheid collapse: a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa

interjection collapse: the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

fascism collapse: a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

tinny collapse: thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"; of or containing tin

theorem collapse: an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates

laborer collapse: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

modifier collapse: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene; a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb; a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

caste collapse: a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth; (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity; social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

syntax collapse: the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences; studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences; a systematic orderly arrangement

commune collapse: a body of people or families living together and sharing everything; the smallest administrative district of several European countries; communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"; receive Communion, in the Catholic church

particle collapse: a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs; a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

conjunction collapse: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences; (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac; the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction

segregation collapse: the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"; a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups; (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

plebeian collapse: one of the common people; of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate"

upper class collapse: the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy

administration collapse: the act of administering medication; a method of tending to (especially business) matters; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

filler collapse: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar; copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper; 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary; used for filling cracks or holes in a surface

activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

proletarian collapse: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!"; belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat; the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

assertion collapse: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

noncommissioned officer collapse: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel

pukka collapse: absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"

cheap collapse: relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"; embarrassingly stingy

totem collapse: emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians); a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object

moiety collapse: one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe; one of two (approximately) equal parts

predicate collapse: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements; (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"; make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

dispensation collapse: the act of dispensing (giving out in portions); an exemption from some rule or obligation; a share that has been dispensed or distributed

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