adherence (noun)

  • 51constitutionalism — noun constitutional government. ↘adherence to a system of constitutional government. Derivatives constitutionalist noun …

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  • 52formalism — noun 1》 excessive adherence to prescribed forms. 2》 concern or excessive concern with form rather than content in artistic creation. 3》 a description in formal mathematical or logical terms. Derivatives formalist noun formalistic adjective …

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  • 53hard line — noun an uncompromising adherence to a firm policy. Derivatives hardliner noun …

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  • 54IgA — noun one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts • Syn: ↑immunoglobulin A • Hypernyms: ↑immunoglobulin, ↑Ig, ↑immune serum globulin,… …

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  • 55scratch coat — noun : the first coat applied in plastering having lines scratched on its surface to improve the bond with the next coat called also first coat * * * scratch coated, adj. (in plastering) a rough, deeply scored first coat upon which the brown coat …

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  • 56adhesion — noun Etymology: French or Latin; French adhésion, from Latin adhaesion , adhaesio, from adhaerēre Date: 1624 1. steady or firm attachment ; adherence 2. the action or state of adhering 3. the abnormal union of separate tissue surfaces by new… …

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  • 57anglicism — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin anglicus English Date: 1642 1. a characteristic feature of English occurring in another language 2. adherence or attachment to English customs or ideas …

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  • 58bureaucracy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: French bureaucratie, from bureau + cratie cracy Date: 1818 1. a. a body of nonelective government officials b. an administrative policy making group 2. government characterized by specialization of fu …

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  • 59classicism — noun Date: 1830 1. a. the principles or style embodied in the literature, art, or architecture of ancient Greece and Rome b. classical scholarship c. a classical idiom or expression 2. adherence to …

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  • 60Conservative Judaism — noun Date: 1892 Judaism as practiced especially among some United States Jews with adherence to the Torah and Talmud but with allowance for some departures in keeping with differing times and circumstances compare Orthodox Judaism, Reform Judaism …

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