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  • 1singular — singularly, adv. singularness, n. /sing gyeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success. 2. unusual or strange; odd; different: singular behavior. 3. being the only one of its kind; distinctive; unique: a singular …

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  • 2singular — sin•gu•lar [[t]ˈsɪŋ gyə lər[/t]] adj. 1) extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success[/ex] 2) unusual or strange; odd; different: singular behavior[/ex] 3) being the only one of its kind; unique: a singular example[/ex] 4) separate; …

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  • 3Behavior — Be*hav ior, n. Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one s self; conduct; deportment; carriage; used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle. [1913 Webster] A… …

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  • 4Singular they — is a popular, non technical expression for uses of the pronoun they (and its inflected forms) when plurality is not required by the context. The Chicago Manual of Style notes: On the one hand, it is unacceptable to a great many reasonable readers …

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  • 5During good behavior — Behavior Be*hav ior, n. Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one s self; conduct; deportment; carriage; used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle. [1913… …

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  • 6To be put upon one's good behavior — Behavior Be*hav ior, n. Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one s self; conduct; deportment; carriage; used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle. [1913… …

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  • 7To be upon one's good behavior — Behavior Be*hav ior, n. Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one s self; conduct; deportment; carriage; used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle. [1913… …

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  • 8front — front1 [ frʌnt ] noun *** ▸ 1 surface facing forward ▸ 2 part farthest forward ▸ 3 aspect of situation ▸ 4 activity to hide secret ▸ 5 not sincere behavior ▸ 6 in weather ▸ 7 group for/against something ▸ 8 in war ▸ 9 area on sea/lake edge ▸ +… …

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  • 9Hagfish — For the punk rock band, see Hagfish (band). Hagfish Pacific hagfish resting on the ocean bottom, at 280 m depth off the Oregon coast. Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 10Brownian motion — This article is about the physical phenomenon; for the stochastic process, see Wiener process. For the sports team, see Brownian Motion (Ultimate). For the mobility model, see Random walk. Brownian motion (named after the botanist Robert Brown)… …

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