to form part of sth

  • 21Miskito grammar — This article provides a grammar sketch of the Miskito language, the language of the Miskito people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, a member of the Misumalpan language family. There also exists a brief typological overview of the… …

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  • 22better — bet|ter1 W1S1 [ˈbetə US ər] adj [: Old English; Origin: betera] 1.) [comparative of good] more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc ≠ ↑worse ▪ Your stereo is better than mine. ▪ a better job with a better salary ▪ There must …

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  • 23element — el|e|ment W1S2 [ˈelımənt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part)¦ 2 element of surprise/truth/risk/doubt etc 3¦(chemistry)¦ 4¦(people)¦ 5 the elements 6¦(heating)¦ 7 the elements of something 8¦(earth/air/fire/water)¦ 9 be in your element …

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  • 24element — noun (C) 1 CHEMISTRY a simple chemical substance such as carbon or oxygen that consists of atoms of only one kind compare compound 1 (1) 2 an element of surprise/danger/doubt etc a small amount of a quality or feeling: There s always an element… …

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  • 25Swanage Railway — The Swanage Railway is a six mile long heritage railway in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. The railway follows the route of the Purbeck branch line (Norden Park Ride Corfe Castle Harman s Cross Herston Halt Swanage), and has been… …

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  • 26element — noun 1 one part of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, core, critical, crucial, decisive, distinctive, essential, fundamental, important, key …

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  • 27exclusion — ex‧clu‧sion [ɪkˈskluːʒn] noun [countable] 1. INSURANCE a particular event or risk that is mentioned in an insurance policy as something that the policy does not cover; = EXCEPTION: • Common exclusions in medical insurance policies are pregnancy …

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  • 28comprise — com|prise W3 [kəmˈpraız] v [not in progressive] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: , past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere; COMPREHEND] 1.) [linking verb] to consist of particular parts, groups etc ▪ The house… …

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  • 29belong — be|long W2S2 [bıˈlɔŋ US bıˈlo:ŋ] v [I not in progressive] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: long to be suitable (12 19 centuries), from Old English gelang dependent on ] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] if something belongs somewhere, that is the right… …

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  • 30cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …

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