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declaration
Noun
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A list of items for various legal purposes.
customs declaration
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When the captain of a batting side says an inning is closed.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
occasion
Noun
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An occasion is a particular time.
Often she had to rush home on occasions when she might have preferred to stay out.
He met her on several occasions while a student in Germany.
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An occasion is a good time to do something.
The visit to Ottawa was a good occasion for us to get together.
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An occasion is a special time or event.
Nov 12 is a happy occasion. It is my 25th wedding anniversary.
a good opportunity or chance
occasion
Verb
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If mathx/math occasions mathy/math, mathx/math causes mathy/math.
Now we come to the problems that have occasioned this meeting.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
twenty
Determiner
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(ordinal twentieth) The number 20.
I was in university when I was twenty years old.
twenty
Noun
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A twenty is a 20 dollar bill.
I'd like my $50 as 1 twenty, 2 tens and 2 fives.
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"Twenty" is short for 10-20, meaning location.
Jason, what's your twenty?
fifth
Adjective
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The fifth thing is something that is number five (5) in order.
fifth
Noun
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A fifth of something is one of five equal parts of that thing.
Three is one fifth of fifteen.
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A fifth of an alcoholic drink is a bottle of it.
They drank a fifth of vodka last night.
anniversary
Noun
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a day that is a number of years since something happened
Today is our tenth wedding anniversary.
organization
Noun
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An organization is a group of people with a particular purpose (e.g., teams, clubs, churches, etc.)
The daycare is operated by a voluntary organization of parents and teachers.
It is often difficult for women to join these organizations that have always been for men.
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Organization is the way that something is put together.
The organization of the book is very difficult to understand.
The organization of the event took three months.
African
Noun
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An African person or thing comes from Africa.
African
Adjective
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Something or someone that is African comes from Africa.
Many African countries were colonised by the British.
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Something that is African is in a style typical of Africa.
unity
Noun
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Unity is being one, or acting together as one.
Our strength lies in our unity.
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In some types of mathematics the unity is another name for one.