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Mere 84% connected

A pool or lake.

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Mere 84% connected

A pool or lake.

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Nominal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.

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Nominal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Nominative 84% connected

Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

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Nominative 84% connected

Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

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Specific 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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Specific 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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