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Antitype

That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Kind 76% connected

Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Representation 76% connected

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Sort 76% connected

Chance; lot; destiny.

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Variety 76% connected

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

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Antitypical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.

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Antitypical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.

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Type 94% connected

The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

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Type 94% connected

The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

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Art noun · 86% connection

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

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Artistry noun · 86% connection

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Fractal noun · 86% connection

(mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry

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Grid noun · 86% connection

a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Kaleidoscope noun · 86% connection

a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Mosaic noun · 86% connection

a pattern resembling a mosaic

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Noesis noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Conventional adjective · 78% connection

Abstracted; removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rej…

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Cross noun · 78% connection

The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ's…

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Crossbones n. pl. · 78% connection

A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a s…

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Curiologic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to a rude kind of hieroglyphics, in which a thing is represented by its picture instead of by a symbol.

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Cyclorama noun · 78% connection

A pictorial view which is extended circularly, so that the spectator is surrounded by the objects represented as by things in nature.…

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Delineation noun · 78% connection

The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of…

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Democracy noun · 78% connection

Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exe…

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Document noun · 78% connection

An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including a…

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Drawing noun · 78% connection

The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in…

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Emblem noun · 78% connection

A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an idea, by natural ap…

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Fasces noun · 78% connection

bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it…

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Grammalogue noun · 78% connection

Literally, a letter word; a word represented by a logogram; as, it, represented by |, that is, t. pitman.

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