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1Cretan — /kreet n/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the island of Crete or its inhabitants. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Crete. [ < L Cretanus. See CRETE, AN] * * * …
2Crete — /kreet/, n. Also called Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 456,642; 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Cap.: Canea. * * * Greek Kríti ancient Creta Island (pop., 2001: 601,159) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and an… …
3cretinism — /kreet n iz euhm/ or, esp. Brit., /kret /, n. Pathol. a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and mental retardation, and often by goiter. [1795 1805; < F… …
4cretinize — /kreet n uyz / or, esp. Brit., /kret /, v.t., v.i., cretinized, cretinizing. to make or become cretinous; cause (a person) to be incapable of normal intelligence or sound judgment. Also, esp. Brit., cretinise. [1855 60; CRETIN + IZE] * * * …
5Bok van Blerk — Nom Louis Andreas Pepler Naissance 30 mars 1978 (1978 03 30) (33 ans) Pretoria …
6concrete — concretely, adv. concreteness, n. concretive, adj. concretively, adv. /kon kreet, kong , kon kreet , kong / for 1 10, 11, 14, 15; /kon kreet , kong / for 12, 13, adj., n., v., concreted, concreting. adj. 1. constituting an actual thing or… …
7ferroconcrete — /fer oh kon kreet, kong , kon kreet , kong /, n. See reinforced concrete. [1895 1900; FERRO + CONCRETE] * * * …
8secrete — secrete1 /si kreet /, v.t., secreted, secreting. to discharge, generate, or release by the process of secretion. [1700 10; back formation from SECRETION] secrete2 /si kreet /, v.t., secreted, secreting. to place out of sight; hide; conceal:… …
9discreet — /dəsˈkrit / (say duhs kreet), /dɪsˈkrit/ (say dis kreet) adjective 1. wise or judicious in avoiding mistakes or faults; prudent; circumspect; cautious; not rash. 2. not given to careless talk; restrained. 3. (of clothing, accessories, etc.) not… …
10discrete — /dəsˈkrit/ (say duhs kreet), /dɪsˈkrit / (say dis kreet) adjective 1. detached from others; separate; distinct. 2. consisting of or characterised by distinct or individual parts; discontinuous. {Latin discrētus separated} –discretely, adverb… …
