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millennium
Noun
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A millennium is a period of time lasting one thousand years.
Mankind invented the first writing systems a few millennia ago.
Lots of animal species have disappeared during the last millennium.
development
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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.
goal
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A goal is something you want to do or be able to do.
I want to go to university and this will help me achieve that goal.
Scientists' ultimate goal is a theory of everything.
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A goal is a place that you want to be or that you are moving towards.
Our goal is Paris.
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A goal is the area where you want to put the ball in certain games such as soccer or hockey.
It's unclear whether the regular keeper will start in goal.
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A goal is scored when the ball enters the goal.
They beat second-placed Cambridge 2-1 with Mutch scoring the winning goal in the 82nd minute.
funding
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noun
(= financing)
the act of financing
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noun
(= support)
financial resources provided to make some project possible
the foundation provided support for the experiment
mechanism
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A mechanism is the way something works
This research should help us to understand the mechanisms of memory.
This agreement sets out detailed mechanisms for solving disagreement between the two countries.
These two features combine to create a new data retrieval mechanism.
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A mechanism is one moving system within a larger, more complex machine or organism.
The body has a control mechanism to bring down blood-sugar level when it begins to reach unhealthy peaks.