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localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

point of view collapse: the spatial property of the position from which something is observed; a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

lodestar collapse: something that serves as a model or guide; guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy

catalepsy collapse: a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli

pleasure principle collapse: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality

exemplar collapse: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"

identity collapse: the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"; exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests"; the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known; "geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it"; "it was too dark to determine his identity"; "she guessed the identity of his lover"; an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1"

unison collapse: (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison"; occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison"; corresponding exactly; "marching in unison"

timing collapse: the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics); the time when something happens

criterion collapse: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

justice collapse: the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied"; the quality of being just or fair

mutuality collapse: a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups); a reciprocality of sentiments; "the mutuality of their affection was obvious"

focus collapse: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"; the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"; put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"; become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"; cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

blackout collapse: a momentary loss of consciousness; the failure of electric power for a general region; darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft); a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

rapport collapse: a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

cooperation collapse: the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"; joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

isolationism collapse: a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

psyche collapse: (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul

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