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much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous"
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easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against th…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.to some extent; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly wit…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
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First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter tas…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indie…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: much, greater, number, influence, patients.
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