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approved collapse: generally or especially officially judged acceptable or satisfactory; "an approved method"; "work on the approved project went ahead on schedule"; established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates"

customary collapse: in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"

traditional collapse: consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality"; pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished"

simile collapse: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

oral collapse: an examination conducted by word of mouth; a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression; of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"; using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"; of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"

idiom collapse: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

widespread collapse: widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"

folk collapse: people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

confrontation collapse: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge

legendary collapse: so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend; "the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers"

analogy collapse: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

orthodox collapse: adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"; of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism"; of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

prescriptive collapse: pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

allegory collapse: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

usual collapse: occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

accepted collapse: generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work"; generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory"; "the undisputed fact"; widely accepted as true or worthy; "the accepted wisdom about old age"; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist; widely or permanently accepted; "an accepted precedent"; generally accepted or used; "accepted methods of harmony and melody"; "three accepted types of pump"

old collapse: past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old'); of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"; old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"; of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"; (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "an old man's eagle mind"--William Butler Yeats; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"

verbal collapse: communicated in the form of words; "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"; prolix; "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare; relating to or having facility in the use of words; "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude"; expressed in spoken words; "a verbal contract"; of or relating to or formed from a verb; "verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'"; of or relating to or formed from words in general; "verbal ability"

induction collapse: the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"; an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

conservative collapse: a person who has conservative ideas or opinions; resistant to change; opposed to liberal reforms

venerable collapse: impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

literal collapse: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"; limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"; avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"

classical collapse: of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times

ancient collapse: a person who lived in ancient times; a very old person; very old; "an ancient mariner"; belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"

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