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precedence
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status established in order of importance or urgency
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precedence: status established in order of importance or urgency
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back_burner
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reduced priority
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back_burner: reduced priority
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front_burner
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top priority
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front_burner: top priority
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transcendence
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the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
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transcendence: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
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high_profile
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a position attracting much attention and publicity
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high_profile: a position attracting much attention and publicity
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Holy_Order
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(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
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Holy_Order: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
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low_status
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a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
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low_status: a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
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inferiority
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the state of being inferior
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inferiority: the state of being inferior
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backseat
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a secondary or inferior position or status
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backseat: a secondary or inferior position or status
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shade
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a position of relative inferiority
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shade: a position of relative inferiority
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subordinateness
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secondary importance
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subordinateness: secondary importance
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handmaid
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in a subordinate position
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handmaid: in a subordinate position
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junior_status
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in a junior position
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junior_status: in a junior position
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subservience
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in a subservient state
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subservience: in a subservient state
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legal_status
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a status defined by law
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legal_status: a status defined by law
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civil_death
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the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment
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civil_death: the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment
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villeinage
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the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
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villeinage: the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
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bastardy
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the status of being born to parents who were not married
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bastardy: the status of being born to parents who were not married
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left-handedness
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the status of being born of a morganatic marriage
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left-handedness: the status of being born of a morganatic marriage
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citizenship
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the status of a citizen with rights and duties
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citizenship: the status of a citizen with rights and duties
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command
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a position of highest authority
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command: a position of highest authority
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nationality
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the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
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nationality: the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
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footing
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status with respect to the relations between people or groups
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footing: status with respect to the relations between people or groups
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retirement
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the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
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retirement: the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
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being
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the state or fact of existing
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being: the state or fact of existing
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actuality
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the state of actually existing objectively
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actuality: the state of actually existing objectively
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entelechy
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(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
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entelechy: (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
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genuineness
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the state of being genuine
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genuineness: the state of being genuine
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reality
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the state of being actual or real
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reality: the state of being actual or real
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fact
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an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
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fact: an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
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reality
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the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be
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reality: the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be
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historicalness
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the state of having in fact existed in the past
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historicalness: the state of having in fact existed in the past
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truth
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conformity to reality or actuality
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truth: conformity to reality or actuality
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eternity
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a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
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eternity: a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
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preexistence
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existing in a former state or previous to something else
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preexistence: existing in a former state or previous to something else
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coexistence
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existing peacefully together
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coexistence: existing peacefully together
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eternal_life
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life without beginning or end
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eternal_life: life without beginning or end
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subsistence
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the state of existing in reality; having substance
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subsistence: the state of existing in reality; having substance
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presence
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the state of being present; current existence
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presence: the state of being present; current existence
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immanence
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the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
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immanence: the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
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inherence
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the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic
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inherence: the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic
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ubiety
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the state of existing and being localized in space
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ubiety: the state of existing and being localized in space
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ubiquity
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the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
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ubiquity: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
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hereness
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the state of being here in this place
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hereness: the state of being here in this place
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thereness
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the state of being there--not here--in position
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thereness: the state of being there--not here--in position
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thereness
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real existence; --Charles Hopkinson
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thereness: real existence; --Charles Hopkinson
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occurrence
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an instance of something occurring
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occurrence: an instance of something occurring
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allopatry
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the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap
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allopatry: the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap
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sympatry
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the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding
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sympatry: the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding
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shadow
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a dominating and pervasive presence
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shadow: a dominating and pervasive presence
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nonbeing
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the state of not being
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nonbeing: the state of not being
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nonexistence
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the state of not existing
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nonexistence: the state of not existing
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unreality
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the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
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unreality: the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
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cloud
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out of touch with reality
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cloud: out of touch with reality
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falsity
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the state of being false or untrue
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falsity: the state of being false or untrue
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spuriousness
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state of lacking genuineness
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spuriousness: state of lacking genuineness
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absence
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the state of being absent
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absence: the state of being absent
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nonoccurrence
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absence by virtue of not occurring
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nonoccurrence: absence by virtue of not occurring
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awayness
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the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
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awayness: the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
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life
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the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
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life: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
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animation
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the condition of living or the state of being alive
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animation: the condition of living or the state of being alive
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skin
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a person's skin regarded as their life
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skin: a person's skin regarded as their life
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survival
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a state of surviving; remaining alive
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survival: a state of surviving; remaining alive
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subsistence
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a means of surviving
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subsistence: a means of surviving
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death
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the absence of life or state of being dead
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death: the absence of life or state of being dead
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rest
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euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
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rest: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
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extinction
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no longer in existence
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extinction: no longer in existence
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life
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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life: a characteristic state or mode of living
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ghetto
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any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
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ghetto: any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
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transcendence
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a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
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transcendence: a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
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marital_status
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the condition of being married or unmarried
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marital_status: the condition of being married or unmarried
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marriage
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the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
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marriage: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
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bigamy
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having two spouses at the same time
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bigamy: having two spouses at the same time
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civil_union
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a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex
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civil_union: a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex
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common-law_marriage
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a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
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common-law_marriage: a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
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endogamy
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marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
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endogamy: marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
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exogamy
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marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
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exogamy: marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
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marriage_of_convenience
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a marriage for expediency rather than love
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marriage_of_convenience: a marriage for expediency rather than love
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misalliance
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an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
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misalliance: an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
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mesalliance
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a marriage with a person of inferior social status
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mesalliance: a marriage with a person of inferior social status
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monandry
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the state of having only one husband at a time
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monandry: the state of having only one husband at a time
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monogamy
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having only one spouse at a time
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monogamy: having only one spouse at a time
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monogyny
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having only one wife at a time
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monogyny: having only one wife at a time
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serial_monogamy
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a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
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serial_monogamy: a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
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open_marriage
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a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
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open_marriage: a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
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cuckoldom
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the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
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cuckoldom: the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
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polyandry
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having more than one husband at a time
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polyandry: having more than one husband at a time
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polygamy
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having more than one spouse at a time
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polygamy: having more than one spouse at a time
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polygyny
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having more than one wife at a time
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polygyny: having more than one wife at a time
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sigeh
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a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years
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sigeh: a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years
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celibacy
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an unmarried status
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celibacy: an unmarried status
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virginity
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the condition or quality of being a virgin
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virginity: the condition or quality of being a virgin
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bachelorhood
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the state of being an unmarried man
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bachelorhood: the state of being an unmarried man
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spinsterhood
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the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
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spinsterhood: the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
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widowhood
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the state of being a widow who has not remarried
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widowhood: the state of being a widow who has not remarried
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employment
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the state of being employed or having a job
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employment: the state of being employed or having a job
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unemployment
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the state of being unemployed or not having a job
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unemployment: the state of being unemployed or not having a job
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order
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established customary state (especially of society)
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order: established customary state (especially of society)
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civil_order
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the form of government of a social organization
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civil_order: the form of government of a social organization
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rule_of_law
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a state of order in which events conform to the law
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rule_of_law: a state of order in which events conform to the law
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