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association
Noun
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An association is a way that two things are similar, belong together, or are connected or related.
I don't see any association between what happened to you and what happened to me.
I suspect there is an association between the weather and the number who are sick.
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An association is a group of people who have a common goal or interest.
The NBA stands for the "National Basketball Association."
I have been a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
All the teachers were at an association meeting.
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Association is the when you associate (spend time with certain people).
I'm afraid your association with those wild people will get you in trouble.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
state
Noun
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A state is a condition or a situation.
I am worried about her. She is in a constant state of depression.
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Any sovereign nation (nation that rules itself) is a state.
The United States is a country with many sovereign nations united with each other.
state
Verb
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To state something is to say it as a fact.
He stated that he hasn't slept in 2 days.
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To state something is to let it be known.
Please state your name and place of business.
telecommunication
Noun
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Telecommunication is the science of sending messages over a distance using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.
Telecommunication has made it possible to speak directly to people in other countries.
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A telecommunication is a message received by using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.
The CIA was able to read the company's telecommunications using a spy satellite.
undertaking
Noun
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The work of an undertaker; the management of funerals.
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A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
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Any business, work, or project that a person does or tries to do.
The re-organization of the company was a large undertaking.
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.
Andean
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adjective
relating to the Andes and their inhabitants
sub
Noun
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Short for submarine.
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Short for submarine sandwich.
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Short for substitute.
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Short for subscription.
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Short for submissive.
sub
Verb
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To substitute for.
I subbed for an injured player during last night's game.
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To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
Now that I've retired from my full-time teaching job, I'll do some subbing from time to time to keep busy and earn a little extra money.
Ms. Smith subs for Mr. Jones' math class when he's sick.
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, To replace (a player) with a substitute.
He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.
regional
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adjective
characteristic of a region
regional flora
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adjective
related or limited to a particular region
a regional dialect
agreement
Noun
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An agreement is where everybody has the same feelings about something; when everyone has the same ideas; saying "yes".
We have an agreement with our teacher. If we do our homework we can go home early.