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anticipation
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n 1: an expectation [syn: anticipation, expectancy]
2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them
had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in
development" [syn: anticipation, expectancy]
3: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
[syn: prediction, anticipation, prevision]
4: anticipating with confidence of fulfillment [syn:
anticipation, expectation]
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automation
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n 1: the act of implementing the control of equipment with
advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware;
"automation replaces human workers by machines" [syn:
automation, mechanization, mechanisation]
2: the condition of being automatically operated or controlled;
"automation increases productivity"
3: equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation;
"this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic
equipment"
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carnation
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adj 1: pink or pinkish
n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented
usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties
and many colors [syn: carnation, clove pink,
gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllus]
2: a pink or reddish-pink color
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causation
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n 1: the act of causing something to happen [syn: causing,
causation]
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cessation
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n 1: a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" [syn: cessation,
surcease]
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cetacean
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adj 1: of or relating to whales and dolphins etc [syn:
cetacean, cetaceous]
n 1: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no
hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises;
narwhals [syn: cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower]
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citation
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n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given
as formal public statement [syn: citation,
commendation]
2: (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written
passages or legal precedents etc.)
3: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a
quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several
important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually
printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes
mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite,
acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention,
quotation]
4: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited [syn:
quotation, quote, citation]
5: a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a
proceeding
6: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
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conflagration
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n 1: a very intense and uncontrolled fire [syn: conflagration,
inferno]
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creation
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n 1: the human act of creating [syn: creation, creative
activity]
2: an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from
its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn:
creation, conception]
4: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing
something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an
adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn:
initiation, founding, foundation, institution,
origination, creation, innovation, introduction,
instauration]
5: (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
6: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of
the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn:
universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos,
macrocosm]
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cremation
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n 1: the incineration of a dead body
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crustacean
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adj 1: of or belonging to the class Crustacea [syn:
crustaceous, crustacean]
n 1: any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented
body and chitinous exoskeleton
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damnation
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n 1: the act of damning
2: the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
[syn: damnation, eternal damnation]
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improvisation
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n 1: a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously
(without prior preparation)
2: an unplanned expedient [syn: improvisation, temporary
expedient]
3: a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
[syn: extemporization, extemporisation, improvisation]
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organization
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n 1: a group of people who work together [syn: organization,
organisation]
2: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he
changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were
familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was
original"; "he tried to understand their system of
classification" [syn: arrangement, organization,
organisation, system]
3: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a
body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims
that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance
of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly
became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn:
administration, governance, governing body,
establishment, brass, organization, organisation]
4: the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a
business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of
a new department" [syn: organization, organisation]
5: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical
and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an
endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some
system around here" [syn: organization, organisation,
system]
6: the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons
or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the
work force was very efficient" [syn: organization,
organisation]
7: the act of forming or establishing something; "the
constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the
establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the
organization of the club" [syn: constitution,
establishment, formation, organization, organisation]
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realization
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n 1: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a
growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden
recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing
recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other
chronic diseases" [syn: realization, realisation,
recognition]
2: making real or giving the appearance of reality [syn:
realization, realisation, actualization,
actualisation]
3: a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by
someone other than the composer [syn: realization,
realisation]
4: a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale
of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
[syn: realization, realisation]
5: the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left
sparsely notated by a composer [syn: realization,
realisation]
6: something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the
realization of a whole year's work" [syn: realization,
realisation, fruition]
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reorganization
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n 1: the imposition of a new organization; organizing
differently (often involving extensive and drastic
changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the
reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were
forced out in the cabinet shakeup" [syn: reorganization,
reorganisation, shake-up, shakeup]
2: an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or
government; "after the takeover there was a thorough
reorganization"; "the reorganization was prescribed by
federal bankruptcy laws"
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alsatian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its
inhabitants
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Alsace
2: breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a
guide for the blind [syn: German shepherd, German shepherd
dog, German police dog, alsatian]
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croatian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Croatia or its
people or language; "Croatian villages"
n 1: a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia [syn:
Croatian, Croat]
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dalmatian
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adj 1: of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
2: a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown
spots; originated in Dalmatia [syn: dalmatian, coach dog,
carriage dog]
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amortization
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n 1: the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its
cost over a period of years [syn: amortization,
amortisation]
2: payment of an obligation in a series of installments or
transfers [syn: amortization, amortisation]
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canonization
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n 1: (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of
admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints [syn:
canonization, canonisation]
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colonization
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n 1: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the
British colonization of America" [syn: colonization,
colonisation, settlement]
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demonization
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n 1: to represent as diabolically evil; "the demonization of our
enemies" [syn: demonization, demonisation]
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immunization
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n 1: the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) [syn:
immunization, immunisation]
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ionization
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n 1: the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or
radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge);
"the ionization of a gas" [syn: ionization, ionisation]
2: the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating
atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting
electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas [syn:
ionization, ionisation]
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maximization
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n 1: the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a
function
2: the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition
or position [syn: maximization, maximisation,
maximation] [ant: minimisation, minimization]
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optimization
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n 1: the act of rendering optimal; "the simultaneous
optimization of growth and profitability"; "in an
optimization problem we seek values of the variables that
lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be
optimized"; "to promote the optimization and
diversification of agricultural products" [syn:
optimization, optimisation]
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unionization
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n 1: act of forming labor unions; "the issue underlying the
strike was unionization" [syn: unionization,
unionisation]
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urbanization
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n 1: the condition of being urbanized [syn: urbanization,
urbanisation]
2: the social process whereby cities grow and societies become
more urban [syn: urbanization, urbanisation]
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vaporization
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n 1: annihilation by vaporizing something [syn: vaporization,
vaporisation]
2: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: vaporization,
vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation]
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dramatization
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n 1: conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a
dramatization of a short story" [syn: dramatization,
dramatisation]
2: a dramatic representation [syn: dramatization,
dramatisation]
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privatization
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n 1: changing something from state to private ownership or
control [syn: denationalization, denationalisation,
privatization, privatisation] [ant: communisation,
communization, nationalisation, nationalization]
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authorization
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n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn:
mandate, authorization, authorisation]
2: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has
the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given
authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the
state" [syn: authority, authorization, authorisation,
potency, dominance, say-so]
3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program
was renewed several times" [syn: authority,
authorization, authorisation, sanction]
4: the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
[syn: authorization, authorisation, empowerment]
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minimization
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n 1: the act of reducing something to the least possible amount
or degree or position [syn: minimization, minimisation]
[ant: maximation, maximisation, maximization]
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conflation
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laicization
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salinization
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