ˌprɔkjuəˈreɪʃən

  • 11queue*/ — [kjuː] noun [C] British I a line of people that are waiting for something There was a long queue for tickets.[/ex] We stood in a queue for over an hour.[/ex] a queue to get into the museum[/ex] II (present participle queuing queueing) verb [I]… …

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  • 12cubiculum — /kjuˈbɪkjələm/ (say kyooh bikyuhluhm) noun (plural cubicula /kjuˈbɪkjələ/ (say kyooh bikyuhluh)) a burial chamber, as in catacombs. {Latin: bedroom} …

  • 13cuticula — /kjuˈtɪkjələ/ (say kyooh tikyuhluh) noun (plural cuticulae /kjuˈtɪkjəli/ (say kyooh tikyuhlee)) the outer non cellular layer of the arthropod integument, composed of a mixture of chitin and protein, but commonly containing other hardening… …

  • 14Q-ship — /ˈkju ʃɪp/ (say kyooh ship) noun (in World War I) a naval vessel disguised as a merchant ship or fishing boat in order to lure enemy submarines within range of its guns. Also, Q boat /ˈkju boʊt/ (say kyooh boht) …

  • 15cumulative audience — /ˌkju:mjυlətɪv ɔ:diəns/, cumulative reach /ˌkju:mjυlətɪv ri:tʃ/ noun the number of people reached by an advertisement at least once over a period of time …

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  • 16cumulative preference share — /ˌkju:mjυlətɪv pref(ə)rəns ʃeə/, cumulative preferred stock /ˌkju:mjυlətɪv prɪˌfɜ:d stɒk/ noun a preference share which will have the dividend paid at a later date even if the company is not able to pay a dividend in the current year …

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  • 17cu·ne·i·form — /kjuˈniːjəˌfoɚm, Brit ˈkjuːnıˌfɔːm/ adj : relating to or written in a system of writing used in parts of the ancient Middle East cuneiform characters/writing an ancient cuneiform text cuneiform noun [noncount] …

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  • 18Cuban — [ kju:bən] noun a native or inhabitant of Cuba. adjective relating to Cuba …

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  • 19Kufic — [ kju:fɪk] (also Cufic) noun an early angular form of the Arabic alphabet found chiefly in decorative inscriptions. adjective of or in Kufic. Origin C18: from the name Kufa, a city south of Baghdad, Iraq (because it was attributed to the city s… …

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  • 20accumulate — [ə kju:mjʊleɪt] verb gather together a number or quantity of. ↘gradually increase; build up. Derivatives accumulation noun accumulative adjective Origin C15: from L. accumulat , accumulare heap up , from ad to + cumulus a heap …

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