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e
Noun
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E is the fifth letter of the alphabet, and is the most common vowel and letter used in the English language.
"d" comes before "e"
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The constant e is a real number that has formula math \mathrm{e}=\lim_{n \to \infty}\left(1+\frac{1}{n}\right)^{n}/math, and is approximately 2.718281828.
beam
Noun
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A beam is a line of light or energy.
A beam of sunlight came through the window making a rectangle on the floor.
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A beam is a long straight piece of wood or metal used in building to support weight.
Inside, the ceiling of the tunnel was held up with beams and was high enough that we could stand.
beam
Verb
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If you beam a signal from one place to another, you send it through the air.
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If you beam, you smile and look very happy.
pattern
Noun
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A pattern is a design that uses the same set of elements many times in the same order.
The table cloth had a simple pattern of red and white squares.
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The combined and for an individual or a group of people describes a pattern.
The people of Spain have a pattern of resting in the afternoon and eating dinner late at night.
pattern
Verb
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When you pattern something, you make it using a pattern.
Much of crime fiction is patterned from true police .
generation
Noun
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A generation, is all the people or things of about the same age.
My father belonged to a generation of travellers who saw the world before there was a McDonalds on every corner.
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A generation is the average time between one when group of people were born and when their children were born, roughly 20–30 years.
During previous generations, travel was not so easy.
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A class or type of objects usually developed from an earlier type.
A new generation of personal computers is about to hit the stores.
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Generation is the creation of something, often electricity.
The increase in new power generation has not kept up with demand for electricity.