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raising
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adjective
increasing in quantity or value
a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate
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noun
(= elevation)
the event of something being raised upward
an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
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noun
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
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noun
(= nurture)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
Cain
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noun
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God