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Interspersion

The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.

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Combination 76% connected

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Intersperse 74% connected

To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Intersperse 74% connected

To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Acronym noun · 86% connection

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "‘NATO’ is an initialism for North…

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Admixture noun · 86% connection

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

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Attachment noun · 86% connection

the act of attaching or affixing something

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Base noun · 86% connection

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

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Blend noun · 86% connection

the act of blending components together thoroughly

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Blending noun · 86% connection

the act of blending components together thoroughly

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Commixture noun · 86% connection

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

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Compound noun · 86% connection

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…

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Compound word noun · 86% connection

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…

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Confusion noun · 86% connection

an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the To…

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Conjugation noun · 86% connection

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for…

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Consolidation noun · 86% connection

the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were pass…

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form noun · 86% connection

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected form…

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Fusion noun · 86% connection

the act of fusing (or melting) together

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Initialism noun · 86% connection

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "‘NATO’ is an initialism for North…

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Integration noun · 86% connection

the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were pass…

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Intermixture noun · 86% connection

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

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Jointure noun · 86% connection

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for…

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Archipelago noun · 78% connection

Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.

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Bearer noun · 78% connection

A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspers…

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Coding DNA noun · 78% connection

sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"

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Displayed adjective · 78% connection

Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye.

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Endomysium noun · 78% connection

The delicate bands of connective tissue interspersed among muscular fibers.

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Everglade noun · 78% connection

A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of high grass; as, the…

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Exon noun · 78% connection

sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"

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Musical noun · 78% connection

a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing

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Poppied adjective · 78% connection

Mingled or interspersed with poppies.

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Roan adjective · 78% connection

Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.

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Scena noun · 78% connection

An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria.

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Interspersed imp. & p. p. · 72% connection

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