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  • 91survival of the fittest — noun a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment • Syn: ↑survival, ↑natural selection, ↑selection • Hypernyms: ↑natural process, ↑natural action, ↑action, ↑activity …

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  • 92tribute album — noun concept album compiling a performer s work or work supporting some worthy cause • Syn: ↑benefit album • Hypernyms: ↑concept album …

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  • 93comparable worth — noun : the concept that women and men should receive equal pay for jobs calling for comparable skill and responsibility * * * the doctrine that a woman s and man s pay should be equal when their work requires equal training, skills, and… …

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  • 94Trotskyism — noun Date: 1925 the political, economic, and social principles advocated by Trotsky; especially the theory and practice of communism developed by or associated with Trotsky and usually including adherence to the concept of worldwide revolution as …

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  • 95postmodernism — noun a late 20th century style and concept in the arts and architecture, characterized by a general distrust of theories and ideologies as well as a problematical relationship with the notion of ‘art’. Derivatives postmodern adjective… …

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  • 96space — noun 1》 a continuous area or expanse which is free or unoccupied.     ↘a gap between printed or written words or characters.     ↘pages in a newspaper, or time between broadcast programmes, available for advertising. 2》 the dimensions of height,… …

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  • 97cabalism — noun adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation • Syn: ↑kabbalism • Hypernyms: ↑attachment, ↑adherence, ↑adhesion * * * ˈkabəˌlizəm noun ( s) …

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  • 98conic projection — noun a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth s poles • Syn: ↑conical projection • Hypernyms: ↑map projection • Hyponyms: ↑polyconic projection * * * noun …

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  • 99gram-atomic weight — noun the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element • Syn: ↑gram atom • Hypernyms: ↑metric weight unit, ↑weight unit * * * noun see gram atom * * * gram atˈom or …

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  • 100Neo-Lamarckism — noun a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters • Hypernyms: ↑Lamarckism * * * |nē(ˌ)ō+ noun Usage: often capitalized N &… …

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