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  • 11Conjoin — Con*join, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conjoined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conjoining}.] [F. conjoindre, fr. L. conjungere, junctum; con + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Conjugate}, {Conjunction}.] To join together; to unite. [1913 Webster] The English… …

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  • 12Conjoined — Conjoin Con*join, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conjoined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conjoining}.] [F. conjoindre, fr. L. conjungere, junctum; con + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Conjugate}, {Conjunction}.] To join together; to unite. [1913 Webster] The… …

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  • 13Conjunction — Con*junc tion, n. [L. conjunctio: cf. F. conjunction. See {Conjoin}.] 1. The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league. [1913 Webster] He will unite the white rose and the red: Smille… …

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  • 14collocation — noun Date: 1605 the act or result of placing or arranging together; specifically a noticeable arrangement or conjoining of linguistic elements (as words) • collocational adjective …

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  • 15conjunction — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or an instance of conjoining ; the state of being conjoined ; combination < working in conjunction with state and local authorities > 2. occurrence together in time or space ; …

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  • 16conjunctiva — noun (plural vas or conjunctivae) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, feminine of conjunctivus conjoining, from Latin conjunctus Date: 14th century the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and is continued over the&#8230; …

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  • 18Creationism — can also refer to creation myths, or to a concept about the origin of the soul. For the movement in Spanish literature, see Creacionismo. Part of a series on Creationism …

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  • 19Distributism — Distributivism redirects here. For the algebraic concept, see distributivity. Distributism (also known as distributionism, distributivism) is a third way economic philosophy formulated by such Catholic thinkers as G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire&#8230; …

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  • 20Hedonism — is the philosophy that pleasure is of ultimate importance, the most important pursuit. The name derives from the Greek word for delight (polytonic|ἡδονισμός hēdonismos from polytonic|ἡδονή hēdonē pleasure , a cognate of English sweet + suffix&#8230; …

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