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abecedarian
Noun
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An abecedarian is a beginner or novice.
abecedarian
Adjective
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If something is abecedarian, it is in alphabetical order.
early
Adjective
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If something is early, it happens in the first part of a time period.
He didn't like going to the early classes.
early
Adverb
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During the first part of a time period.
She got up early in the morning.
intervention
Noun
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An intervention is an activity designed to change or stop a situation.
To prevent government intervention, the companies agreed to stop cigarettes.
The teachers planned a reading intervention for the students who were having trouble.
project
Noun
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A project is a complex job or assignment, often involving research or construction.
Shell is also working on projects to help find training and work experience for some of Brazil's 13 million street children.
The paper summarizes fifty research projects on the relationship between unemployment and crime.
She's a project manager with British construction company John Mowlem.
At college, I did this project on images of Black women in the media because it bothered me.
project
Verb
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If you project, you plan for or estimate something in the future.
We have projected the loss of income forward for five years.
Projecting into the future, wondering what may or may not happen and being afraid of it, is a common danger.
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If something projects out or beyond something else, it stands out.
During flight, the legs of this bird project beyond the tail.
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If you project an image somewhere, you use light to make it appear there.
During the presentation, she projected various graphs on the screen behind her.
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If you project an image, you try to give people a particular feeling about something.
The program will project a modern image of workers.