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periodical Noun

— A periodical is a publication issued regularly.

periodical Adjective

— If something is periodical, it occurs or appears intervals.

meeting Noun

— A meeting is when a group of people come together to talk about something important. The meeting will be in the green room after lunch. I hope you'll be there.

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on Preposition

— positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above The apple is on the table. — at the date of Tim was born on the 4th of July. — along, forwards (continuing an action) drive on, rock on — 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. — touching; hanging from I have no money on me at the moment. I would like to eat the fruit on the trees. — 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

— If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating. The television is on. The lights are on, so it is very bright.

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international Adjective

— An international event, situation, idea, etc. includes two or more countries. In soccer news, France beat Japan in international competition. — An international student is a student from country A studying in country B. The United States has more international students than any other country.

international Noun

— An international is a game or contest between two or more countries.

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humanitarian Adjective

— Concerned and interested about the welfare of people. Trying to reduce the grieving and pain of people.

humanitarian Noun

— A person with such interests and concerns.

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law Noun

— Laws are the official rules of a government or organisation. We have defined crime as behaviour which breaks the criminal law. We believe that this law is wrong and we are not prepared to obey such a law. The Kyoto treaty became law in 2005. — The law is the police. — A law is something that is always true. — Law is the study of laws.

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