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annual
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adj 1: completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of
annual flowering plants" [syn: annual, one-year]
[ant: biennial, perennial, two-year]
2: occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris";
"yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"
[syn: annual, yearly]
n 1: (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle
within the space of a year
2: a reference book that is published regularly once every year
[syn: annual, yearly, yearbook]
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baronial
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adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an
imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking
policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
[syn: baronial, imposing, noble, stately]
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biannual
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adj 1: occurring or payable twice each year [syn: semiannual,
biannual, biyearly, half-yearly]
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bicentennial
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adj 1: of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years;
"bicentennial celebration" [syn: bicentennial,
bicentenary]
n 1: the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn:
bicentennial, bicentenary]
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biennial
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adj 1: having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life
cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often
grown as annuals" [syn: biennial, two-year] [ant:
annual, one-year, perennial]
2: occurring every second year; "they met at biennial
conventions" [syn: biennial, biyearly]
n 1: (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes
two seasons from germination to death to complete;
flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second
season
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bimanual
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adj 1: requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-
handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a
machine designed for bimanual operation" [syn: two-
handed, bimanual]
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capsule
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n 1: a small container
2: a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container
with medicine inside
3: a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure
of e.g. mosses
4: a shortened version of a written work [syn: condensation,
abridgement, abridgment, capsule]
5: a structure that encloses a body part
6: a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human
life in outer space [syn: space capsule, capsule]
7: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in
the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by
parachute [syn: ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule]
v 1: enclose in a capsule [syn: capsule, capsulate,
capsulize, capsulise]
2: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize
the news" [syn: encapsulate, capsule, capsulize,
capsulise]
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ceremonial
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adj 1: marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial
occasion"; "ceremonial garb"
n 1: a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony
commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: ceremony, ceremonial,
ceremonial occasion, observance]
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colonial
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a
colony
2: of animals who live in colonies, such as ants
3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole
or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn: colonial,
compound]
n 1: a resident of a colony
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congenial
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adj 1: suitable to your needs; "a congenial atmosphere to work
in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence
and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock [ant:
incompatible, uncongenial]
2: (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being
grafted
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consensual
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adj 1: existing by consent; "a consensual contract"
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continual
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adj 1: occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to
what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and
closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the
shutters" [ant: sporadic]
2: `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used
interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without
interruption)
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corneal
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adj 1: of or related to the cornea
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cranial
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adj 1: of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain;
"cranial pressure"
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cuneal
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adj 1: shaped like a wedge [syn: wedge-shaped, cuneal,
cuneiform]
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finial
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n 1: an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a
foliated fleur-de-lis
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genial
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adj 1: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile";
"an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial
greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable,
cordial, genial]
2: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
[syn: genial, mental]
3: agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to
asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are
anything but kind to the feet" [syn: kind, genial]
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granule
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n 1: a tiny grain
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lineal
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adj 1: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to
child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct
descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" [syn:
lineal, direct] [ant: collateral, indirect]
2: arranged in a line
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manual
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adj 1: of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity"
2: requiring human effort; "a manual transmission" [ant:
automatic]
3: doing or requiring physical work; "manual labor"; "manual
laborer"
n 1: a small handbook
2: (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle [syn:
manual of arms, manual]
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matrilineal
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adj 1: based on or tracing descent through the female line;
"matrilineal inheritance" [syn: matrilineal,
matrilinear]
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matrimonial
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adj 1: of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital
status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss" [syn:
marital, matrimonial, married]
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menial
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adj 1: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn:
humble, menial, lowly]
n 1: a domestic servant
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millennial
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adj 1: relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years
[syn: millennial, millennian]
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patrimonial
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adj 1: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually
legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral
lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate";
"transmissible tradition" [syn: ancestral,
hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible]
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perennial
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adj 1: lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a
popular perennial plant" [ant: annual, biennial,
one-year, two-year]
2: lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal;
"perennial happiness"
3: recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate
the requirements" [syn: perennial, recurrent, repeated]
n 1: (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
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pineal
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adj 1: relating to the pineal body; "pineal hormone"
2: having the form of a pine cone
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sensual
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adj 1: marked by the appetites and passions of the body; "animal
instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a
sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual
pleasure without vice" [syn: animal(a), carnal,
fleshly, sensual]
2: sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a
sultry look"; "a sultry dance" [syn: sensual, sultry]
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sesquicentennial
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n 1: the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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spaniel
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n 1: any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs
with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
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tercentennial
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n 1: the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn:
tercentennial, tercentenary, triennial]
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testimonial
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adj 1: expressing admiration or appreciation; "testimonial
dinner"
2: of or relating to or constituting testimony
n 1: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was
testimony to his devotion" [syn: testimony,
testimonial]
2: something given or done as an expression of esteem [syn:
tribute, testimonial]
3: something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a
person or thing as worthy or desirable [syn:
recommendation, testimonial, good word]
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triennial
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adj 1: occurring every third year or lasting 3 years
n 1: the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn:
tercentennial, tercentenary, triennial]
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uncongenial
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adj 1: not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial
roommates were always fighting"; "the task was
uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs" [syn:
uncongenial, incompatible] [ant: congenial]
2: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an
uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the
unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: hostile,
uncongenial, unfriendly]
3: used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted
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venial
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adj 1: warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin" [syn:
minor, venial]
2: easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" [syn:
excusable, forgivable, venial]
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daniel
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n 1: (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of
Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into
a den of lions (6th century BC)
2: a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" --
Shakespeare
3: an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions
and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
[syn: Daniel, Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet
Daniel]
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samuel
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n 1: (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul
as king
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patrilineal
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adj 1: based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a
patrilineal society" [syn: patrilineal, patrilinear]
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intracranial
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adj 1: within the skull
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vicennial
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adj 1: occurring once every 20 years
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decennial
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quadrennial
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septennial
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emmanuel
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mcdaniel
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immanuel
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monial
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octennial
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quinquennial
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sexennial
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subcranial
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extracranial
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domanial
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