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Indention

Same as Indentation, 4.

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Broader term 2

Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Space 76% connected

Extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Indent 74% connected

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Indent 74% connected

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Indent 92% connected

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Indentation 92% connected

The act of indenting or state of being indented.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Indenture 92% connected

The act of indenting, or state of being indented.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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