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Apposition

The act of adding; application; accretion.

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Development 76% connected

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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Growing 76% connected

of Grow

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Growth 76% connected

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity;…

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Limiting 76% connected

of Limit

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Locating 76% connected

of Locate

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Location 76% connected

The act or process of locating.

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Maturation 76% connected

The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

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Modification 76% connected

The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion,…

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Ontogenesis 76% connected

Alt. of Ontogeny

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Ontogeny 76% connected

The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in…

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Placement 76% connected

The act of placing, or the state of being placed.

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Qualifying 76% connected

of Qualify

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Tessellation 76% connected

The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed.

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Appositional 74% connected

Pertaining to apposition; put in apposition syntactically.

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Appositional 74% connected

Pertaining to apposition; put in apposition syntactically.

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Lump 74% connected

A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.

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Lump 74% connected

A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.

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Collocation 92% connected

The act of placing; the state of being placed with something else; disposition in place; arrangement.

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Juxtaposition 92% connected

A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.

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