a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
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Geological era
a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
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belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "anci…
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Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
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Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather…
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Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
Used in the same subject area: History, Chronology and periods.belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"
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(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.Belonging to the most recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.The group of seven stars, commonly called the Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See Ursa major, under Ursa.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.The art of measuring time; the measuring of time by periods or divisions.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.Division into two; especially, the division of a class into two subclasses opposed to each other by contradiction, as the division of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.The Greek major third, which comprehend two major tones (the modern major third contains one major and one minor whole tone).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.Major; in the major mode; as, C dur, that is, C major.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.A division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor division or part of a period.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest (unicellular) organisms by means of a process of self-division, consisting of gradua…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.A blending of property for equality of division, as when lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter were, after the death of the an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple division of the nucleus, without any changes in its structure, followed by divi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: major, division, geological, time, divided.Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the terri…
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