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Broader term 4
The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
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The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
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The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
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Synonym 1
The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
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Related word 1
That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…
ad editorial 2026 08 academic
20% interchangeable
less formal
Data become evidence when they are relevant to a claim or inference.
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