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parthenogenesis collapse: process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods; human conception without fertilization by a man

generation collapse: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production; the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"; group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent; the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"; a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"

neologism collapse: the act of inventing a word or phrase; a newly invented word or phrase

genesis collapse: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers; a coming into being

modernist collapse: an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles

modern collapse: a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes; a contemporary person; characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture; used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"; belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

descendant collapse: a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race; going or coming down

heir collapse: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

self-winding collapse: designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch"

young collapse: any immature animal; young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"; United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877); United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955); English poet (1683-1765); United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959); British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829); United States civil rights leader (1921-1971); United States film and television actress (1913-2000); being in its early stage; "a young industry"; "the day is still young"; (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"

birth collapse: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"; the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

upstart collapse: a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class; an arrogant or presumptuous person

discretionary collapse: having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds"; (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed; "discretionary funds"; "discretionary income"

brood collapse: the young of an animal cared for at one time; sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"; think moodily or anxiously about something; hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

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