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locally
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adverb
by a particular locality
it was locally decided
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adverb
(= topically)
to a restricted area of the body
apply this medicine topically
finite
Adjective
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If something is finite, it has a limit. It doesn't keep going forever.
This problem has a finite number of correct answers.
There is a finite amount of energy in the universe.
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A finite clause is one that has a verb in present or past tense or is imperative or subjunctive.
Main clauses are always finite, but subordinate clauses can be finite or non-finite.
In the sentence "I want to go to the store", "I want" is a finite verb clause but "to go to the store" is not, because it doesn't say who is doing it: it is not limited to one subject.
In the sentence "I took the book that was on the table", "I took the book" is a finite verb clause and "that was on the table" is also a finite verb clause because it is limited to the subject "that".
complex
Adjective
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If something is complex, it has lots of parts or pieces, or is difficult to understand.
He has constructed a complex computer system to send translated messages between humans and dolphins.
A complex problem that we face today is poverty, especially in Africa.
complex
Noun
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A problem.
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A group of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
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A psychologically based dislike or fear of a particular thing.
Jim has a complex about working for a woman boss.
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A thunderstorm that forms when two storm fronts collide.
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A structure with a central atom or molecule that has a weak connection to atoms or molecules around it.