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  • 1tall — [ tɔl ] adjective *** 1. ) a tall person or object has greater height than the average person or object: a tall thin woman tall chimneys/towers/buildings He was much taller than I expected. grow tall: This tree can grow very tall in the right… …

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  • 2tree — W1S1 [tri:] n ↑branch, ↑leaves, ↑trunk [: Old English; Origin: treow] 1.) a very tall plant that has branches and leaves, and lives for many years ▪ As a kid, I loved to climb trees. a cherry/peach/apple etc tree ▪ …

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  • 3tree — [ tri ] noun count *** 1. ) a very tall plant that has deep roots, a thick stem made of wood, and many branches: As a child, Jed loved to climb trees. a maple/pine/olive tree a shade/pear/fruit tree 2. ) an object with separate parts for hanging… …

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  • 4Tree of Jesse — The oldest complete Jesse Tree window is in Chartres Cathedral, 1145. The Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the Ancestors of Christ, shown in a tree which rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David; the original use of the… …

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  • 5Tree of life — For other uses, see Tree of life (disambiguation). An 1847 depiction of the Norse Yggdrasil as described in the Icelandic Prose Edda by Oluf Olufsen Bagge The concept of a tree of life, a many branched tree illustrating the idea that all life on… …

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  • 6tall */*/*/ — UK [tɔːl] / US [tɔl] adjective Word forms tall : adjective tall comparative taller superlative tallest 1) a) a tall person or object has greater height than the average person or object a tall thin woman tall chimneys/towers/buildings He was much …

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  • 7tree — /tri:/ noun (C) 1 a very tall plant that has a wooden trunk, branches, and leaves, and lives for many years: We planted an orange tree in the backyard. | Children love to climb trees. 2 a drawing with many branching lines that shows how several… …

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  • 8tree */*/*/ — UK [triː] / US [trɪ] noun [countable] Word forms tree : singular tree plural trees 1) a very tall plant that has deep roots, a thick stem made of wood, and many branches When he was little, Jed used to love climbing trees. an oak/ash/willow tree… …

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  • 9tree*/*/*/ — [triː] noun [C] a very tall plant that has branches and a thick stem made of wood an oak/ash/willow tree[/ex] • See: bark I, family tree …

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  • 10Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …

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