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  • 1Adopted — A*dopt ed, a. Taken by adoption; taken up as one s own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word. {A*dopt ed*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2adopted — adopted, adoptive The correct use of each word is as follows: a child is adopted and its parents are adoptive. The distinction has become eroded in recent usage, especially in extended uses with reference to countries, homes, etc …

    Modern English usage

  • 3Word-sense disambiguation — Disambiguation redirects here. For other uses, see Disambiguation (disambiguation). In computational linguistics, word sense disambiguation (WSD) is an open problem of natural language processing, which governs the process of identifying which… …

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  • 4WORD-FM — This article is about the radio station in Pittsburgh. For the Word FM network in south central Pennsylvania, please refer to Word FM, which has no relation to this station. Infobox Radio Station name = WORD FM city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania… …

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  • 5Word of Faith — For a related article, see Prosperity theology. Word of Faith (also known as Word Faith or simply Faith) is a family of Christian churches[1] as well as a label applied by some observers to a teaching movement kindred to many Pentecostal and… …

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  • 6adopted child — One having by virtue of an adoption proceeding in conformity with the statutes the legal incidents of the natural relation of parent and child. 2 Am J2d Adopt § 88. Sometimes, but not always, considered a lawful heir or legal heir. 2 Am J2d Adopt …

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  • 7Word stem — Examples The stem of the verb wait is wait: it is the part that is common to all its inflected variants. wait (infinitive) wait (imperative) waits (present, 3rd person, singluar) wait (present, other persons and/or plural) waited (simple past)… …

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  • 8word! — exclamation an all purpose term of agreement, soli darity, greeting, etc. (inspired by word of honour or the good word ), which appeared first in black street culture of the late 1980s and subsequently in rap lyrics, where it was used as a form… …

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  • 9word up! — exclamation an all purpose term of agreement, soli darity, greeting, etc. (inspired by word of honour or the good word ), which appeared first in black street culture of the late 1980s and subsequently in rap lyrics, where it was used as a form… …

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  • 10Mormon (word) — For other uses, see Mormon (disambiguation). Book of Mormon as printed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (2009) The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the… …

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