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ABC
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noun
(= rudiment)
the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
he mastered only the rudiments of geometry
code
Noun
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A code is a set of rules or laws.
Children usually learn their parents' moral code.
Section 244(1) (a) of the Canadian Criminal Code defines assault.
code
Verb
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If something is coded, it is written or stored in a code.
The completed questionnaires were coded by two people.
The wide variety of proteins in the cells are all coded for by the genes in the nucleus.
value
Noun
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Something's value is how good or important it is; how much money someone will exchange a thing for; an amount of money.
The value for me of this food is $100.
Human life has very much value.
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Your values are your ideas about which things are good.
He has strong values.
value
Verb
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If you value someone or something, you think that they are good and you don't want to lose them.
I value your help.
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If you value something judge how good or important it is.
They valued it at $600.