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convention
Noun
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A convention is a large meeting of a specific group or for a specific purpose.
There's a doctor's convention in town this week and all the hotels are full.
The garden show will be at the convention centre.
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A convention is an international agreement the controls how countries behave.
This action goes against the European Convention on Human Rights.
In my culture, a convention is to eat raw fish.
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A convention is a particular way of acting or a particular belief of a group of people.
By convention, people in North America drive on the right hand side of the road.
There are a set of conventions that every member must observe.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
cooperation
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noun
joint operation or action
their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission
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noun
the practice of cooperating
economic cooperation
they agreed on a policy of cooperation
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
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.
protection
Noun
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Protection is keeping something or someone safe.
She ran away from her abusive husband to her brother for protection.
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A device used for safe sex e.g. condom.
I used protection so I wouldn't get her pregnant.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
development
Noun
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growth
The development of this story has been slow.
The organism has reached an important part in its development.
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Something which has developed
Our news team brings you the latest developments.
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A real estate development.
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Using new ideas for practical problems.
Our development department has created three new adhesives this year.
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The active placement of the pieces, or the process of doing it
White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
marine
Adjective
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If something is marine, it is of the sea or it relates to the sea.
Marine biology is the study of animals that live in the sea.
marine
Noun
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A marine is someone who is a member of the marine corps.
This man is a marine.
coastal
Adjective
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If something is coastal, it is related to the coast or is located near the coast.
Going to the beach for the coastal breeze is a way of relaxing.
environment
Noun
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The environment is the natural world: forests, rivers, grasslands, oceans, etc.
We have to do more to protect the environment from pollution.
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Your environment is the situation or area that you live, work, or spend time in, including the people, buildings, vehicles, etc.
When we moved to the city, we found ourselves in a comepletely new social environment.
This course will prepare students for a career in a software engineering environment in industry or research.
The learning environment can have a large effect on your grades.
west
Noun
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The direction that the sun sets; from north, 90º to the left.
He is from the west.
west
Preposition
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One of the four compass directions: 270º clockwise from north. The sun sets in the west.
England is west of France.
central
Adjective
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A thing is central when it is in the middle.
The house is central to all of the stores.
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.
region
Noun
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A region is an area of land or of the body.
The fishing problems have been happening only in the Atlantic coast region.
The southern regions of Japan are warm and tropical.
If we do an operation in this region of the brain, you may lose your ability to speak.
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A region is any connected part of a space or surface. This definition is useful in geometry.
In Euclidean space, a convex set is a region which has a geometric definition.