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  • 41match — {{11}}match (n.1) stick for striking fire, late 14c., macche, wick of a candle or lamp, from O.Fr. meiche wick of a candle, from V.L. *micca/*miccia (Cf. Catalan metxa, Sp. mecha, It. miccia), probably ultimately from L. myxa, from Gk. myxa lamp… …

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  • 42see — I. /si / (say see) verb (saw, seen, seeing) –verb (t) 1. to observe, be aware of, or perceive, with the eyes. 2. to look at; make an effort to observe in this way. 3. to imagine, remember, or retain a mental picture of: I see the house as it used …

  • 43see — see1 seeable, adj. seeableness, n. /see/, v., saw, seen, seeing. v.t. 1. to perceive with the eyes; look at. 2. to view; visit or attend as a spectator: to see a play. 3. to perceive by means of computer vision. 4. to scan or v …

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  • 44see — I [[t]si[/t]] v. saw, seen, see•ing 1) to perceive with the eyes; look at 2) to view; visit or attend as a spectator 3) to perceive (things) mentally; understand 4) to construct a mental image of; visualize 5) to accept or imagine as acceptable:… …

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  • 45match´er — match1 «mach», noun. 1. a short, slender piece of wood or pasteboard tipped with a mixture that takes fire when rubbed on a rough or specially prepared surface: »The heads of matches have, at the very tip, a chemical called phosphorus sulfide. 2 …

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  • 46Match (disambiguation) — A match may be: Match, a small device for producing fire or flame on demand Match or game, played between two sports teams Match play, a scoring system for golf Match or marriage Match (magazine), a British football magazine The Match!, an… …

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  • 47Match report — In metadata, a match report is a report that compares two distinct data dictionaries and creates a list of the data elements that have been identified as semantically equivalent. Use of match reports Match reports are critical for systems that… …

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  • 48Match of the Century — As well as its general use as a superlative, the term Match of the Century may specifically refer to: Hungary 6 England 3 (1953) First game to see England defeated since the codification of association soccer from outside the British Isles. The… …

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  • 49see — verb 1 become aware of sth using your eyes ADVERB ▪ clearly, easily, plainly ▪ dimly, faintly ▪ barely, hardly ▪ …

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  • 50see*/*/*/ — [siː] (past tense saw [sɔː] ; past participle seen [siːn] ) verb 1) [T] to notice someone or something using your eyes She laughed when she saw the expression on his face.[/ex] She can t see a thing without her contact lenses.[/ex] Did you see… …

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