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... means the same as microbe . The two words are used interchangeably . They are synonyms . Double means twice : paleography means ancient writing ; helix means spiral . A known word is substituted for an unknown word in defini- tion by ...
... means the same as microbe . The two words are used interchangeably . They are synonyms . Double means twice : paleography means ancient writing ; helix means spiral . A known word is substituted for an unknown word in defini- tion by ...
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... means unwilling to or reluctant to . The investigating committee was averse to making an adverse recommendation ... means by turn ; alternative means offering a choice : The problem had two alternative solutions . The interstate highway ...
... means unwilling to or reluctant to . The investigating committee was averse to making an adverse recommendation ... means by turn ; alternative means offering a choice : The problem had two alternative solutions . The interstate highway ...
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... means horror or great wickedness ; enormousness refers to size : the enormity of crime , the enormousness of a national debt . etc. etc. , an abbreviation for the Latin et cetera which means " and so forth , " is sometimes used at the ...
... means horror or great wickedness ; enormousness refers to size : the enormity of crime , the enormousness of a national debt . etc. etc. , an abbreviation for the Latin et cetera which means " and so forth , " is sometimes used at the ...
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Technical WritingHow We Transfer Factual Information and Knowledge | 3 |
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