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  • 21bronze age — noun (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence • Topics: ↑classical mythology • Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period * * * noun Usage …

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  • 22Bronze Age — noun (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons • Topics: ↑archeology, ↑archaeology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period …

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  • 23country dancing — noun a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line • Syn: ↑country dance, ↑contredanse, ↑contra danse, ↑contradance • Derivationally related forms: ↑contra danse (for: ↑ …

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  • 24tick-tack-toe — noun a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does • Syn: ↑ticktacktoe,… …

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  • 25ticktacktoe — noun a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does • Syn: ↑ticktacktoo, ↑tick tack …

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  • 26azimuth circle — noun 1. : one of the great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other in the zenith and nadir called also vertical circle; compare meridian 2 2. : a horizontal graduated circle for indicating azimuth (as one having sight vanes and… …

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  • 27cup sculpture — noun : a bronze age sculpture in stone characterized by pits within circles, concentric circles, and spirals * * * cup sculpture, a type of prehistoric sculpture in which cuplike depressions surrounded by concentric rings were carved into stone… …

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  • 28primary circle — noun : one of the four fundamental great circles of the celestial sphere the horizon, celestial equator, ecliptic, and galactic equator are primary circles …

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  • 29euler's diagram — noun see euler diagram * * * Logic. one of a number of graphic representations of the logical relations among classes by means of relations among circles or other geometric figures. [named after L. EULER] * * * Euler s diagram, a graphic… …

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  • 30circular measure — noun measurement of angles in radians • Hypernyms: ↑system of measurement, ↑metric * * * noun : the measure of an angle in radians * * * a measurement system for circles: 1 circle = 360 degrees (4 quadrants); 1 quadrant = 90 degrees; 1 degree =… …

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