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  • 51economy class — econ′omy class n. a low priced class of travel accommodations, esp. on an airplane • Etymology: 1955–60 econ′omy class , adj …

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  • 52cooperative — adj. & n. (also co operative) adj. 1 of or affording cooperation. 2 willing to cooperate. 3 Econ. (of a farm, shop, or other business, or a society owning such businesses) owned and run jointly by its members, with profits shared among them. n. a …

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  • 53elastic — adj. & n. adj. 1 able to resume its normal bulk or shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion. 2 springy. 3 (of a person or feelings) buoyant. 4 flexible, adaptable (elastic conscience). 5 Econ. (of demand) variable… …

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  • 54intensive — adj. & n. adj. 1 thorough, vigorous; directed to a single point, area, or subject (intensive study; intensive bombardment). 2 of or relating to intensity as opp. to extent; producing intensity. 3 serving to increase production in relation to… …

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  • 55spiral — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 winding about a centre in an enlarging or decreasing continuous circular motion, either on a flat plane or rising in a cone; coiled. 2 winding continuously along or as if along a cylinder, like the thread of a screw. n. 1 a… …

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  • 56marginal — adj m y f 1 Que es secundario, es accesorio o queda al margen de alguna cosa: una anotación marginal, un país marginal 2 Que está o vive al margen de la vida social o de la corriente central de una actividad: un escritor marginal, poblaciones… …

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  • 57productive — adj. 1 of or engaged in the production of goods. 2 producing much (productive soil; a productive writer). 3 Econ. producing commodities of exchangeable value (productive labour). 4 (foll. by of) producing or giving rise to (productive of great… …

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  • 58submarginal — adj. 1 esp. Econ. not reaching minimum requirements. 2 (of land) that cannot be farmed profitably …

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  • 59inter- — ♦ Élément, du latin inter « entre », exprimant l espacement, la répartition ou une relation réciproque (⇒ entre ). ● inter Préfixe, du latin inter, entre, exprimant la réciprocité ou l action mutuelle (interdépendant), l intervalle (interclasse) …

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  • 60sur- — ♦ Élément, du lat. super (d ab. sour , sor , puis sur , par attract. de sus), employé au sens spatial ou temporel de « au dessus » (surmonter, surlendemain) ou pour marquer l excès (surabonder, surchauffer; surenchère, surproduction; suraigu,… …

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