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naturalism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations; an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

animalism collapse: preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites; the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

naming collapse: the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"

symptomatic collapse: relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms; "symptomatic relief"; "symptomatic treatment"; "a symptomatic classification of diseases"

commonwealth collapse: a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another; the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

exemplary collapse: worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"

alderman collapse: a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"

echoic collapse: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer; like or characteristic of an echo

delegate collapse: a person appointed or elected to represent others; give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person); transfer power to someone

component collapse: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"; an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

regency collapse: the office of a regent; the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity; the period of time during which a regent governs; of or relating to or characteristic of the style (especially the style of furniture) favored during the Regency (1811-1820); of or relating to a regency

quintessential collapse: representing the perfect example of a class or quality

lifelike collapse: free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"

genotype collapse: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism; a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution

example collapse: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"; punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

ringer collapse: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg; a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses; a person who is almost identical to another

procurator collapse: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

Agnus Dei collapse: a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words; figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

installment collapse: a part of a published serial; a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals

precedent collapse: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time; a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time); preceding in time, order, or significance

hierarchy collapse: the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body; a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"

typical collapse: conforming to a type; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior"; exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"

realism collapse: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth; (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

specialist collapse: an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning; practices one branch of medicine

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