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cultural collapse: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food"; relating to the raising of plants or animals; "a cultural variety"; of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society; "cultural roots"; of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors; "cultural events"; "a person of broad cultural interests"

edifying collapse: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"

technology collapse: the practical application of science to commerce or industry

descant collapse: a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody; talk at great length about something of one's interest; sing in descant

read collapse: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"; to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"; interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"; look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"; interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"; obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"; audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"; have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

daydreamer collapse: someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming

preliminary collapse: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"; a minor match preceding the main event; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"

thesis collapse: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

preparatory collapse: preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"

educational collapse: providing knowledge; "an educational film"; relating to the process of education; "educational psychology"

discourse collapse: extended verbal expression in speech or writing; to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"

disciplinary collapse: relating to a specific field of academic study; "economics in its modern disciplinary sense"; relating to discipline in behavior; "disciplinary problems in the classroom"

autodidactic collapse: relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact

science collapse: a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"

absorption collapse: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid; (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"

outline collapse: a schematic or preliminary plan; a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; the line that appears to bound an object

nascent collapse: being born or beginning; "the nascent chicks";"a nascent insurgency"

prenatal collapse: occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"

seminar collapse: a course offered for a small group of advanced students; any meeting for an exchange of ideas

elective collapse: subject to popular election; "elective official"; not compulsory; "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study"

immersion collapse: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

inspection collapse: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

investigation collapse: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

natural science collapse: the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

intentness collapse: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze"

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