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  • 71Umbelliferae — noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill • Syn: ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑family Apiaceae, ↑carrot family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family …

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  • 72Tenor — Maturity of a loan. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * tenor ten‧or [ˈtenə ǁ ər] noun [countable] BANKING the period of time before a bill of exchange or promissory note has to be paid, which is stated on the bill or note: • Local… …

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  • 73youth — noun 1 period of your life when you are young ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ lost ▪ nostalgia for her lost youth ▪ misspent (often humorous) ▪ His lack …

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  • 74discount — noun dɪskaʊnt a deduction from the usual cost of something. ↘Finance a percentage deducted from the face value of a bill of exchange or promissory note when it changes hands before the due date. verb dɪs kaʊnt 1》 deduct a discount from.… …

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  • 75developmental anatomy — noun the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity • Hypernyms: ↑anatomy, ↑general anatomy * * * noun : the anatomy of the embryo or fetus …

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  • 76developmental psychology — noun the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children • Syn: ↑genetic psychology, ↑child psychology • Hypernyms: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science * * * developmental psychologist. a branch of psychology that… …

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  • 77heterometaboly — noun development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity • Syn: ↑heterometabolism • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometabolic, ↑heterometabolic (for: ↑heterometabolism) …

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  • 78Juncaginaceae — noun a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales • Syn: ↑Scheuchzeriaceae, ↑family Scheuchzeriaceae, ↑family Juncaginaceae, ↑arrow grass family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family …

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  • 79Lycoperdaceae — noun a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs • Syn: ↑family Lycoperdaceae • Hypernyms: ↑fungus family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lycoperdales, ↑order Lycoperdales …

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  • 80Lycoperdales — noun small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars • Syn: ↑order Lycoperdales • Hypernyms: ↑fungus order • Member Holonyms: ↑Gasteromycetes, ↑class Gasteromycetes, ↑ …

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