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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

3.41 Philosophy

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philosophy
/fɪlˈɑsəfi/
  1. (uncountable) Philosophy is the study of the nature of existence and truth: how things are and how they should be.
  2. (countable) A philosophy is a set of beliefs that guide the actions of a group or individual.
philosopher
philosophize
philosophical
philosophically

3.42 Physical

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physical
/'fɪzɪkəl/
A physical thing or activity is related to the body, or something you can touch.
physics

3.43 Proportion

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proportion
/pɹɪ'pɔɹʃɪn/
(countable) The proportion is the relationship in size between one part and another.
proportionate
proportionately
proportional
proportionally

3.44 Publish

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publish
/'pəblɪʃ/
(transitive & intransitive) If you publish a book, an article, a song, etc. you make it available for other people to buy, read, listen to, etc.
publication
publisher
publicize
publicist
public

3.45 React

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react
/ri'ækt/
  1. (intransitive) If you react to a person or event, you do something because of the person or event.
  2. (intransitive) If you react to a medicine or other substance, something happens in your body because of it.
  3. (intransitive) When two or more chemicals react, they combine to form new chemical compounds.
reaction
reactive
reactively
reactor

3.46 Register

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register
/ˈɹɛdʒɪstəɹ/
  1. (transitive & intransitive) If you register someone or something, you put their name on a list.
  2. (transitive) If you register a complaint, protest, etc. you make your opinion known formally.
  3. (transitive & intransitive) If something doesn't register, you don't notice it.
  4. (transitive & intransitive) If a measuring instrument registers a value, it shows that value.
registry
registration
registrar
registrant

3.47 Rely

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rely
/ɹɪ'l͜ɑi/
  1. (transitive) When someone relies on something, they need it and they feel certain that it will be there.
  2. (transitive) When someone relies on another person, they need the person to do something, and they trust the person and feel certain that the person will do it.
reliability
unreliability
reliable
reliably
reliance
reliant
unreliable

3.48 Remove

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remove
/ɹɪ'muv/

(transitive) If you remove something, you take it out or away.
removal
removable

3.49 Scheme

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scheme
/skim/
(countable) A scheme is a plan, sometimes a bad or dishonest one.
schematic
schematically
schemata
schemer
schematize
schematization

3.50 Sequence

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sequence
/ˈsikwɛns/
(countable) A sequence is a set of things in a specific order.
sequential
sequentially